Palmer Lake is a town in El Paso County, Colorado, home to about 2,623 people across 3.0 square miles. Its ZIP code is 80133.
Homes sold for a median of $254 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Palmer Lake. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS)25 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Colorado Springs, CO19 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Phoenix, AZ553 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Palmer Lake; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Palmer Lake had 2,636 residents in the 2020 census, up 21% since 2000.
It’s the 154th largest of 472 towns in Colorado by population.
El Paso County grew from 31,602 residents in 1900 to 730,395 in 2020.
El Paso County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 16°F. About 22.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 121 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Monument, CO weather station (3 miles away).
267,012 jobs at 18,852 businesses in El Paso County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
27 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Palmer Lake.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Specialist doctors | 1 |
|---|---|
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 2 |
| Mental health providers | 23 |
| Chiropractors | 1 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (3 nearby)
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Libraries (1 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Public schools here are run by Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38 in the co. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palmer Lake Elementary SchoolPalmer Lake | Pre-K–6 | 286 | Public | 0.2 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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