Palmer Lake, CO land: flood, zoning and parcels
1,700 parcels
6.1% of Palmer Lake’s 1,700 parcels are in a FEMA flood zone.
County roll 2026 · Map data Oct 26, 2026
- Acres on the roll1,706
- In a FEMA flood zone6.1%special flood hazard area
Colorado 2026 taxes: bills go out in January 2027; first half due March 1, 2027, second half June 15, 2027.
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Around Palmer Lake
Parcels to start with
Flood zones and wetlands
Land in Palmer Lake by useLand use on the county roll
| Land class | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Building on record | 1,165 | 69% |
| Other or not coded | 437 | 26% |
| Institutional | 93 | 5.5% |
| Farm and timber | 5 | 0.3% |
5 farm and timber parcels cover 195 acres. County tax roll 2026 (county file Oct 2026); land class read from the roll's land-use and building fields.
Typical lot sizeThe typical lot, from the roll
The median parcel in Palmer Lake is 0.26 acre (1,699 parcels with a size).
Acres from the county roll, or from the parcel's own outline where the roll's figure is off by more than three times. Condominium units that share one point (each carrying the whole complex's acres) are left out of the lot sizes.
How Palmer Lake is zonedThe most common districts
| Zoning district | Parcels | Share of zoned |
|---|---|---|
| R3 | 523 | 32% |
| Small Lot Residential (R-5,000) | 300 | 18% |
| R-10,000 | 278 | 17% |
| R1E | 74 | 4.5% |
| CC | 52 | 3.2% |
| Medium Density Residential (R-10,000) | 52 | 3.2% |
| RA | 46 | 2.8% |
| Low Density Residential (R-1) | 34 | 2.1% |
Zoning is on file for 96% of parcels in Palmer Lake, across 35 districts. A district shown by its code alone has no published name on our map. The town or county zoning office has the final word on any parcel.
Land parcels in Palmer LakeFarm and timber parcels to start with
- 250 Highway 105 3.60 acres
Farm and timber parcels of an acre or more, each with its own page of public roll facts.
Nearby townsTowns around it
Questions about Palmer Lake landAnswers from the public records
How many parcels are in Palmer Lake, CO?
1,700 parcels on the 2026 El Paso County tax roll (county file Oct 2026) inside the Census Bureau's boundary for Palmer Lake, which can differ from its own limits at the edges, covering 1,706 acres.
How much vacant land is in Palmer Lake, CO?
El Paso County's vacant-land class failed our aerial check (7 of 60 sampled lots were in use or doubtful: open-space tracts, a backyard strip, a storage yard, construction staging), so we don't call any parcel here vacant land.
What is the typical lot size in Palmer Lake?
The median parcel is 0.26 acre, from 1,699 parcels with a recorded size.
How much of Palmer Lake is in a flood zone?
6.1% of parcels are in a FEMA special flood hazard area (National Flood Hazard Layer, as of Oct 2026). Check each parcel's own flood line before you buy.
Are there wetlands in Palmer Lake?
1.2% of parcels are a quarter or more wetland on the USFWS National Wetlands Inventory, a mapping guide, not a legal delineation.
What is Palmer Lake zoned?
Zoning is on file for 96% of parcels. The most common districts: R3, Small Lot Residential (R-5,000), R-10,000.
Are there land prices for Palmer Lake?
No land-price range is shown for Palmer Lake yet. We print no land-price range for El Paso County yet. Some parcel cards here carry their own rough estimate.
Where does this data come from?
Parcels: State of Colorado public parcels (OIT) and county assessor layers. Flood: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer. Wetlands: USFWS National Wetlands Inventory. Towns: U.S. Census places. Every figure is counted from those files on our map.
More in El Paso CountyIts other towns
Sources & methodSources, dates and how these figures are built
Property tax due dates
Colorado Revised Statutes 39-10-104.5, 39-5-122 and 39-8-106. Checked Oct 13, 2026.
What Groundwork can price in Palmer Lake
Rough estimate for a home with its land, or for land: 903 parcels.
The card's own words; a card whose range covers a home with its land says “home + land”. Figures are on the card, never on this page.
Land sale prices
We hold this county's recorded deeds, but its file does not mark which sales are arm's-length land sales, so this page prints no land price range yet.
Sources
Parcels: State of Colorado public parcels (OIT) and county assessor layers (2026 roll, county file Oct 2026); flood: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer (as of Oct 2026); wetlands: USFWS National Wetlands Inventory (as of Oct 2026); town limits: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line places; sales: the county's own file, through Sep 2026; counted on our map built Oct 2026.