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Local servicesHospitalHeart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center6.0 miPost officePoncha Springs Post Office2.9 miTown hallPoncha Springs Town Hall2.9 miPoliceChaffee County Sheriff's Office6.1 miFire stationChaffee County Fire Protection District Station 42.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGunnison Crested Butte Regional Airport GUC47 miMajor airportCity of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport COS78 miUS highwayUS 285under a mileCoachPoncha SpringsBustang Outrider2.8 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 81242 ZIP area.

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 81242 ZIP area.

State or areaColorado
ZIP code81242
Telephone code719
Time zoneMountain Time (MST/MDT)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 51 min5:40 am – 8:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 29 min7:18 am – 4:46 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People890 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 52.4490 householdsMedian household income $93,889Median home value $479,000Median rent $1,569 a month89% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,496 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate74% of adults are in the labour force, 606 employedMain industries: education and health care 21%, public administration 17%, transport, warehousing and utilities 15%Average commute 13 minutes75% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 4% walk or cycle, 16% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages36% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher100% finished high school, 13% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 49°FColdest month December: highs 43°F, lows 13°F9 in of rain a year, on about 27 dayswettest month August37 in of snow a year, on about 16 days15 days above 90°F, 201 nights below freezing in a typical yearJanuary: 43° / 12°FJFebruary: 46° / 15°FFMarch: 54° / 21°FMApril: 60° / 28°FAMay: 70° / 35°FMJune: 82° / 43°FJJuly: 86° / 49°FJAugust: 83° / 47°FASeptember: 77° / 39°FSOctober: 65° / 29°FONovember: 53° / 20°FNDecember: 43° / 13°FD90°10°Source: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Salida station, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksPoncha Mountainpeak · under a mileCleveland Mountainpeak · 1.7 miMEARS JUNCTION (WEST)trailhead · 2.5 miMEARS JUNCTIONtrailhead · 2.6 miPoncha Hot Springsspring · 1.7 miDry Lakelake · 3.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSan Isabel National Forestnational forest · within reach · 1,108,492 acresPoncha Springs Disc Golf Coursepark · 2.0 miArkansas Headwaters Recreation Area - Visitors Centerstate park · 6.3 miArkansas Headwaters Recreation Area - Big Bendstate park · 6.7 miArkansas Headwaters Recreation Area - Big Bend (Recreation and Public Purposes Site)state park · 6.7 miArkansas Headwaters Recreation Area - Salida Eaststate park · 6.8 mi · 115 acresSource: 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 201717 mi away, near Coaldale, ColoradoMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 30 Nov 201717 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowChaffee County, CO, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsAvalanche Very HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality66% of days had good air in 202568 of 103 days measured30 moderate, 5 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 48, worst day 108main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Chaffee County monitors, CO
Internet at home95% of households have a broadband subscription83% have cable, fibre or DSL5% rely on a mobile data plan alone3% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterTown of Poncha Springsserves 2,118 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Jan 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation9,051 ft2,759 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program





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