Salt Creek’s risk rating from FEMA is 20 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 55% come from inland flooding and 17% from hail. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in four fifths of U.S. communities.

20risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingHailCold waves

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What it facesLow risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters17 disaster declarations · Declared for the county Get ready2.6 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Schools

The schools Salt Creek’s kids attend

Its one school is below. Public schools: the Pueblo School District No. 60. Also worth knowing: 221 students attend Salt Creek’s public school.

School	Level	Students	Letter
Pueblo School for Arts & Sciences at Fulton HeightsLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8	Grades K–8	221	C

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The districtsPueblo School District No. 60 in the county of Pueblo and Vs. the neighbors1 bordering town Every school1 school · Pueblo School for Arts & Sciences at Fulton Heights Questions“Are Salt Creek’s schools good?”

NCES · EDFacts

Work & commute

More of Salt Creek’s residents live below the poverty line than in the typical Colorado or U.S. town

Only 2% of working residents stay in Salt Creek for work; the rest commute out. The town’s income of the median household is $52,000, below both the Colorado town median ($95,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). Its mean commuting time is 16 minutes. The top destinations are Pueblo (47%), Colorado Springs (11%) and Blende (6%).

2%work in town

	Salt Creek	Colorado towns	U.S. towns
Below the poverty line	32%	8.4%	9.6%
Average trip to work	16 minutes	25 minutes	25 minutes
Median household income	$52,000	$95,000	$80,000
Working residents who work in town	1.5%	7.7%	8%

Where working residents work

In Salt Creek2%

Pueblo47%

Colorado Springs11%

Blende6%

Pueblo West5%

4 mi

median commute distance

jobs based in Salt Creek

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

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The jobs here26 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work2% work in Salt Creek Commute times16 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 4 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Expect four seasons and hot summers in Salt Creek

The midsummer high in Salt Creek is 93°F.

15″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter19–49°

Spring37–68°

Summer58–90°

Fall38–70°

Oct 13

typical first frost

Apr 26

typical last frost

+1.3°

vs. the 20th-century average

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A year of weatherJuly highs 93°, January lows 18°Rain & snow15″ of snow a winter · 12 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+1.3° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

Salt Creek stands out in Colorado and nationally, with more of its adults who get no exercise outside work

Of the 160 Colorado towns we compare, none has a lower share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Salt Creek. The share of adults in Salt Creek who binge drink is 14%, against 18% in Colorado’s towns and 16% across U.S. towns. Just over a third of adults sleep under 7 hours here. Against the Colorado average, Salt Creek comes out ahead on 5 CDC measures out of 26, and behind on 11.

	Salt Creek	Colorado towns	U.S. towns
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)	17%	8.4%	12%
No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES)	20%	10%	8.1%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)	31%	16%	25%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)	14%	18%	16%

26 measures vs. Colorado

5 better10 too close to call11 worse

What stands out	Salt Creek	CO
Fewer binge drinkers	13.5%	19%
Fewer adults with depression	18%	22.7%
More adults with diabetes	17%	8.6%

Parkview Medical Center

3.6 mi away · emergency room

2 of 3

care shortages: dental, mental health

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Everyday habitsMore adults who get no exercise Hospitals & doctors nearby3.6 miles to an ER · Parkview Medical Center How adults are doingMore adults in fair or poor health Every CDC estimateBetter than CO on 5 of 26

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Nearby attractions

North American Aerospace Defense Command and 13 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Salt Creek. Close and well known come first.

All 34 attractions →

Big draw34 mi LandmarkNorth American Aerospace Defense Command

38 mi MountainCheyenne Mountain

39 mi Canyon & gorgeRoyal Gorge

38 mi Scenic railwayRoyal Gorge Route Railroad

39 mi Zoo & aquariumCheyenne Mountain Zoo

6 mi MuseumPueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons

Photo credits

North American Aerospace Defense Command: Unknown, Public domain · Cheyenne Mountain: Jimmy from Grand Junction, CO, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Royal Gorge: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Royal Gorge Route Railroad: Self-scanned by original uploader JGHowes at en.wikipedia (Original text: From , Public domain · Cheyenne Mountain Zoo: Ken Brazier (Ken g6), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum: LanceBarber at English Wikipedia, Public domain

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Everything we know about Salt Creek

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The big questions

Schools1 school HealthBetter than CO on 5 of 26 CDC measures Cost of livingWork & commute$52K median household income · 26 jobs here Natural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 20% of U.S. communities · inland flooding

Out and about

PlacesAttractions34 nearby · El Pueblo History Museum 2 mi LibraryRobert Hoag Rawlings Public Library CollegesPueblo Community College is 3.1 mi away

The story

HistorySettled 1880 Climate93° summer highs · 15″ of snow

Day to day

NewsWeatherHandbookTown SquareNeighbors

After high school

Colleges nearby

2 within 15 miles of the center of Salt Creek

Pueblo Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Pueblo3.1 mi$5,049 in-state tuition Colorado State University PuebloUniversity or college · Public · Pueblo4.7 mi$9,720 in-state tuition

About 2 of every 100 Salt Creek residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Colorado.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

A commuter town

98% of working residents leave Salt Creek for work

Where Salt Creek’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

26jobs based in Salt Creek

2%of working residents work in town

4 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Salt Creek

Census-designated place in Pueblo County, CO, USA

Salt Creek is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Pueblo County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Pueblo, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the Salt Creek CDP was 507 at the United States Census 2020. The Pueblo post office (Zip Code 81006) serves the area. The community takes its name from Salt Creek, a stream that flows on the community's west side.

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Area: 0.5 sq mi
Elevation: 4,751 ft
Area code: 719

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