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36.54 acres of farm and timber land near Black Hawk, Gilpin County

Parcel 170909200001

County file May 2026

At a glance

  • BuildZoning RR: rules not on file
  • GroundUnder 1% wetlands · soils very limited for septic
  • AccessRoad access not confirmed
  • ValueActual value not on file · no recorded sale in the county file (as of Mar 2026)
  • Acres36.54
  • Land typeFarm and timber
  • ZoningRRResource residential
  • Flood zoneX · minimal flood hazard
  • Wetlands1% of the parcelNational Wetlands Inventory
  • Actual value (county)Farm-use valueAgricultural land: the assessor values it by what it can earn from farming or grazing ($1,760), not by what it would sell for
  • Last saleNo recorded sale in the county file (as of Mar 2026)Gilpin County sales file
  • Road accessNot confirmedRoads: US Census TIGER/Line 2026 roads, Oct 2026

Land facts

From public records and official maps, each with its source and date.

  • Septic (soils)Very limitedUSDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), septic absorption fields · Oct 2026
  • Nearest public wastewater plantAbout 3 miles (straight line) · Lake Eldora WSD WWTFEPA ECHO discharge permits for publicly owned treatment works, Oct 2026 · Not a sewer line at this lot. Plants that do not discharge to a river or stream (spray fields, percolation ponds) are not on EPA's list, so one could be closer
  • Ground elevationAbout 9,232–9,554 ft above sea level; average slope 27.9%USGS 3DEP 1/3 arc-second (about 10 m), NAVD88; about ±1–2 ft · Oct 2026
  • HighwaysCO 119 3.8 mi; I-70 interchange 9.2 mi, in a straight lineUS Census TIGER/Line 2026 roads · Oct 2026
  • Nearest fire stationAbout 3.8 miles (straight line) · Nederland Fire Protection District Station 3USGS National Structures Dataset, fire and EMS stations, Oct 2026 · straight line, not road miles. Insurers' fire protection class (ISO) counts road miles to a responding station, often 5 or fewer. A station missing from the federal list would be closer
  • Nearest emergency roomAbout 19 miles (straight line) · Boulder Community HealthCMS Care Compare hospital list (hospitals that report an emergency department), located by the U.S. Census Bureau geocoder, Jul 2026 · straight line, not road miles or drive time. Names as filed with Medicare. Veterans', military, children's and psychiatric hospitals are not counted

Services and surroundings

What serves the area around this parcel, from federal and state maps. Area facts, not a survey of the lot.

  • USDA home loan areaInside an eligible areaHousehold income limits also apply. USDA Rural Development map, edited Jul 2023.
  • Well depth nearbyMedian 120 ft (middle half 70–240 ft)From 11 household well permits within 2 mi, drilled 1921–2020. Area figures, not this parcel. Colorado Division of Water Resources well permits.
  • Public land nearbyRoosevelt National Forest, under 0.1 miForest Service, open to the public. 427,122 acres. Being nearby does not give access or hunting rights. USGS protected areas map (PAD-US 4.1).

School district and farmland

Public federal records, each with its source and date.

  • School districtBoulder Valley School District RE-2Grades pre-K–12 · NCES EDGE school district boundaries, school year 2024–25 (Census TIGER 2025 lines), released Mar 2026. A district, not an assigned school
  • Farmland classNot prime farmlandMap unit Lithic Cryorthents, subalpine-Rubble land complex, 5 to 40 percent slopes, about 57% of the parcel · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), survey area CO645, version Sep 2026
  • Crop productivity (NCCPI)0.01 of 1National Commodity Crop Productivity Index 3.0 of the main soil, Lithic Cryorthents; higher is more productive for non-irrigated commodity crops · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), version Sep 2026
  • Land capability classClass 7s of 8: unsuited to tilled crops (shallow, droughty or stony soil)Non-irrigated, Lithic Cryorthents; class 1 has the fewest limits · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), version Sep 2026

Crops and forest

Public federal records, each with its source and year. Satellite classifications, not farm records.

  • Land cover (CDL)Evergreen forest 2021–2025No crop in these years; the most common class in the 90 m around the parcel's map point, from satellite imagery · USDA NASS Cropland Data Layer 2021–2025
  • Forest type (LANDFIRE)Rocky Mountain Lodgepole Pine ForestLodgepole Pine Forest and Woodland, conifer; the most common vegetation type in the 90 m around the map point · LANDFIRE 2024 Existing Vegetation Type (USGS / USFS)
  • Hydric soilsNone mappedShare of the outline on soils rated hydric: the soil test of a wetland determination and of an NRCS wetland reserve easement (ACEP-WRE) · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO)

Soil for septic and building

Soils here are rated very limited for a septic drain field. They rate very limited for a house with or without a basement. The main soil shrinks and swells little as it wets and dries.

  • Septic drain fieldVery limitedLimits: depth to bedrock, seepage, bottom layer, slope
  • House, no basementVery limitedLimits: depth to hard bedrock, slope, large stones
  • House with basementVery limitedLimits: depth to hard bedrock, slope, large stones
  • Shrink-swellLowLinear extensibility about 0.3% at 10 to 39 in. deep

A soil-survey screening of the parcel's main soil, not a perc test. A septic permit needs the local health department's site evaluation, and a foundation design needs a soil test on the lot.

USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), survey area CO645, version Sep 2026, read through NRCS Soil Data Access · sources & method

Utility service areas

Public service-area maps, each with its source and date. An area, not a connection at this parcel.

  • Electric service areaInside the service area of United Power, Inc or Public Service Co of Colorado (approximate)The mapped areas overlap here · HIFLD electric retail service territories, frozen 2025 copy, edited Aug 2025; approximate, confirm with the utility.

Environmental records

Public state and federal lists, each with its agency and date. A record is not a finding about this parcel.

  • Red flagsConservation easement on this parcelGroundwork check of public lists: USGS Gap Analysis Project, as of 2025

Mapped ground hazards

Mapped features from USGS maps, each with its agency and date. Distances are from the parcel's map point; a mapped area is not a finding about this parcel. Not checked here: landslides, swelling soils, abandoned coal mine subsidence, active mine permits.

  • Mines and pits (USGS topographic maps)None mapped within 1/4 miUSGS: Prospect- and mine-related features from USGS topographic maps (consolidated), areas, as of Sep 2025. USGS digitized these symbols from its old 1:24,000 to 1:62,500 topographic maps (Historical Topographic Map Collection); many sites are long reclaimed or built over, and pits and mines never drawn on a topographic map are not here
  • Mine and pit symbols (USGS topographic maps)None mapped within 1/4 miUSGS: Prospect- and mine-related features from USGS topographic maps (consolidated), symbols, as of Sep 2025. USGS digitized these symbols from its old 1:24,000 to 1:62,500 topographic maps (Historical Topographic Map Collection); many sites are long reclaimed or built over, and pits and mines never drawn on a topographic map are not here

Ground screening

Public geologic maps flag landslides near this parcel. Screening, not a geotechnical survey.

  • Landslide susceptibilityHigh landslide susceptibilityUSGS
Sources & methodWhere these lines come from

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS): Slope-relief threshold landslide susceptibility models for the United States (Mirus and others, nonlinear n10 model, 90 m), as of Aug 2024. Each 90 m map cell counts how many of its 81 smaller 10 m cells are steep, high-relief ground of the kind where U.S. landslides are recorded (0 to 81). We say 'high' only where the cell at the parcel's map point counts 61 or more (about three-quarters or more); USGS notes the highest counts capture most recorded landslides. Below that we say nothing. A national 90 m model; it does not look at soil, drainage or what is built on the ground.

Distances are from the parcel's map point. Screening, not a geotechnical survey. A soil or geotechnical engineer can say what the ground under a building site will do.

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In this areaGilpin CountyParcels, flood and zoning7.8%in a FEMA flood zone6,670parcels on the roll

Colorado 2026 taxes: bills go out in January 2027; first half due March 1, 2027, second half June 15, 2027.

Sources: Colorado Revised Statutes 39-10-104.5, 39-5-122 and 39-8-106. Checked Oct 13, 2026.

Home values in ZIP 80422 rose about 39% over 5 years and fell about 1% in the last year (FHFA, 2025).

FHFA House Price Index, all-transactions, annual five-digit ZIP code index, 2025, last updated March 31, 2026. Method: Bogin, Doerner and Larson, “Local House Price Dynamics: New Indices and Stylized Facts”, FHFA Working Paper 16-01 · sources & method

Owner: on the county assessment roll (not shown here) · Request removal

Hazards

FEMA National Risk Index for this census tract, not this parcel. As of Dec 2025.

Wildfire
Relatively high
Hail
Relatively high
Winter weather
Relatively high
Lightning
Relatively high
Landslide
Relatively moderate
Strong wind
Relatively low
Riverine flooding
Relatively low
Tornado
Relatively low
Avalanche
Relatively low
Cold wave
Very low
Earthquake
Very low
Drought
No ratingNo expected annual loss computed for this tract

Recorded flood claims

OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, as of Sep 2026

Claims since 1978
Fewer than 10Insured buildings in this census tract

Federal disaster declarations

Federal disaster declarations in Gilpin County since 2000: 7 (most recently COVID-19 Pandemic, January 2020).

  • 2 biological emergencies (COVID-19)
  • 2 snowstorms
  • 1 coastal storm
  • 1 fire
  • 1 flood
FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset: Disaster Declarations Summaries - v2, as of October 2026. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data · sources & method

Development nearby

Little new development: under 5 acres within a mile turned from farmland, forest or other open land into developed land in 2020–2025.

2020–2025
Under 5 acresWithin a mile, open land turned developed
2015–2025
Under 5 acresThe same, over 10 years
Typical in Gilpin County
Under 5 acresThe middle of the county's land, 2020–2025

Neighborhood (Census)

Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year, as of Jan 2026

Median household income
$116,010± $25,023
Median home value (owner-reported)
$570,500± $70,310
Median rent (gross)
$1,809± $444 · census tract (block group sample too small)
Homes lived in by their owners
96%± 9 pts
Median year homes were built
1991± 8 yr
Average commute (one way)
33 min± 13 min · census tract (not published for block groups)
Population
1,507± 348

Figures for the census block group around this parcel (a few hundred homes), not this property. This product uses Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Sources & methodSources, county file May 2026

At a glance: each fact's source and date

Each figure in the grid above, where it comes from and the date of the file or map we read.

Acres: State of Colorado public parcels (OIT) and county assessor layers, county file May 18, 2026.

Land type: State of Colorado public parcels (OIT) and county assessor layers, county file May 18, 2026.

Zoning: County and town zoning maps, date not recorded.

Flood zone: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of Oct 10, 2026.

Wetlands: USFWS National Wetlands Inventory, as of Oct 1, 2026.

Actual value (county): State of Colorado public parcels (OIT) and county assessor layers, county file May 18, 2026.

Last sale: State of Colorado public parcels (OIT) and county assessor layers, sales through Apr 2, 2026.

Road access: Roads: US Census TIGER/Line 2026 roads, Oct 2026.

Soil for septic and building

Source: USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), survey area CO645, version Sep 2026, read through NRCS Soil Data Access.

The parcel's main soil map unit covers about 57% of its outline: Lithic Cryorthents, subalpine-Rubble land complex, 5 to 40 percent slopes. Its main component is Lithic Cryorthents (60% of the unit).

The ratings are NRCS's own map-unit interpretations (dominant condition): ENG - Septic Tank Absorption Fields, ENG - Dwellings W/O Basements and ENG - Dwellings With Basements. The limits listed are the features NRCS names for the main component. Shrink-swell is that component's linear extensibility, depth-weighted from 25 to 100 cm, the layer NRCS's homesite rule reads; NRCS classes: low under 3%, moderate 3 to 6%, high 6 to 9%, very high 9% or more.

A screening, not a perc test or a soil boring: soils vary inside a map unit (survey scale about 1:12,000 to 1:24,000), and fill or grading may have changed the lot.

Ground screening

This tracks home values, not land values. Land buyers read it as a sign of demand nearby: where homes gain value, builders and buyers follow. A vacant lot can move differently.

How: the change in FHFA's annual five-digit ZIP code index from 2020 and 2024 to 2025, rounded. The index follows repeat sales and refinance appraisals of the same single-family homes with Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac mortgages. It is in today's dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and FHFA calls these local indexes developmental. Where FHFA's sample is too small it publishes no figure, and none prints here.

Source: FHFA House Price Index, all-transactions, annual five-digit ZIP code index, 2025, last updated March 31, 2026. Method: Bogin, Doerner and Larson, “Local House Price Dynamics: New Indices and Stylized Facts”, FHFA Working Paper 16-01.

Hazards

Ratings come from FEMA's National Risk Index (v1.20, planning-level) and the public federal and state maps named on each row, not a private climate model. FEMA rates each census tract from expected annual losses, community resilience and social vulnerability, for planning; it is not an assessment of this parcel. No rating: FEMA computed no expected annual loss for this census tract; not a statement about this parcel.

Recorded flood claims

Insured buildings near this parcel, not the parcel itself. FEMA counts claims on buildings with NFIP flood insurance, so land that never had an insured building has no claims to count. The count is the parcel's census block group when it has 10 or more, else its tract's; a count under 10 prints as "Fewer than 10". Source: OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3.

Federal disaster declarations

Each federal declaration whose designated areas include the county, declared from January 2000 on, counted once by its FEMA disaster number. An emergency declaration and a major-disaster declaration for the same storm are two declarations, as FEMA numbers them. Declarations for tribal lands alone are not counted. The date shown is when the most recent incident began. Types are FEMA's incident types: an evacuation emergency for a storm elsewhere (Hurricane Katrina, 2005) counts under that storm. By kind: 3 major disasters and 4 emergencies.

Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset: Disaster Declarations Summaries - v2, as of October 2026. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data.

Development nearby

Counted from USGS Annual NLCD land cover (USGS Annual NLCD Collection 1.2, 30 m maps made from Landsat imagery, 2015, 2020 and 2025; public domain, DOI 10.5066/P94UXNTS). A 30 m square counts when it was forest, shrub, grassland, pasture, cropland or wetland in the start year and developed in 2025: NLCD's developed classes, from lawns, parks and roads to dense buildings. The squares are summed over the land within about a mile of this parcel's center on a 240 m grid, so the figures are rounded. "Most of the county" compares the same one-mile figure across the county's land. A satellite land-cover map misses some changes and mislabels a few, so read it as a guide to how fast the area is building out, not a survey. As of 2025 land cover.

Neighborhood (Census)

± is the Census 90% margin of error; a figure comes from the larger census tract when the block group's sample is too small.

Parcel outline

The outline and its edge lengths are measured on the parcel map the map draws; the aerial loads from the public imagery named under it.

Source

State of Colorado public parcels (OIT) and county assessor layers, county file May 18, 2026.

Record

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Parcel: 170909200001

Coordinates: 39.8942° N, 105.5703° W