Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 50 min5:41 am – 8:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 30 min7:17 am – 4:47 pm
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People228 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 63.6136 householdsMedian household income $75,000Median home value $609,800Median rent $799 a month63% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,355 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting8.4% unemployment rate52% of adults are in the labour force, 109 employedMain industries: manufacturing 54%, farming, forestry and mining 17%, construction 10%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages20% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher98% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 80°F, lows 50°FColdest month January: highs 36°F, lows 7°F8 in of rain a year, on about 27 dayswettest month August37 in of snow a year, on about 16 days5 days above 90°F, 205 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Saguache station, 15 mi away; snow from Salida
Parks and public landsSan Isabel National Forestnational forest · within reach · 1,108,492 acresArkansas Headwaters Recreation Area - Salida Eaststate park · 16.1 mi · 115 acresArkansas Headwaters Recreation Area - Point Bar (Recreation and Public Purposes Site)state park · 16.5 miArkansas Headwaters Recreation Area - Rincon (Recreation and Public Purposes Site)state park · 16.6 miArkansas Headwaters Recreation Area - Vallie Bridgestate park · 17.3 miArkansas Headwaters Recreation Area - Coaldalestate park · 17.3 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 30 Nov 201718 mi away, near Coaldale, ColoradoMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 30 Nov 201718 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowSaguache County, CO, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateAvalanche Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality93% of days had good air in 2025338 of 362 days measured24 moderate daysMedian index 23, worst day 77main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Fremont County, CO, 37 mi away
Internet at home81% of households have a broadband subscription35% have cable, fibre or DSL13% rely on a mobile data plan alone19% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTown of Centerserves 2,575 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation9,965 ft3,037 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHeart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center18.0 miPost officeVilla Grove Post Office6.9 miFire stationBonanza Fire Department4.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGunnison Crested Butte Regional Airport GUC50 miMajor airportCity of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport COS82 miUS highwayUS 2856.0 miCoachPoncha SpringsBustang Outrider16 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 81155 ZIP area.
