Welcome to Canon City ...

The city of Canon City is located in Fremont County<1> and is the County Seat for Fremont County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Canon City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1860.

The city was incorporated April 3, 1872.

From Place Names in Colorado,<2> the origin of Canon City is described as "Named for the Grand Canyon of the Arkansas."

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Canon City has a population of 16,470 people<3> (see below for details).

Canon City is 5,310 feet [1,618 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Canon City is 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Canon City lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Canon City is within the (719) area code.

The ZIP codes for Canon City: 81212, 81215, 81246<5>

Websites for Canon City ...

Official Website:   www.canoncity.org/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.canoncitychamber.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Canon City had an population of 16,470 people. This is an increase of 0.43% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 6.73% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Canon City had a population of 16,400 people (or 35.02% of the total population of Fremont County). This makes Canon City the county's most populous community.

The population of Canon City represents 0.33% of the population of Colorado (which has 5,029,196 people), making it the state's 34th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 16,400 people, the population of Canon City increased 6.28% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 15,431 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Canon City.

Communities Also Named Canon City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Colorado communities named Canon City: This one is located in Fremont County and the other is located in Arapahoe County.

Beyond Colorado, there are 3 communities that are also named Canon City - they are located in California and Nevada.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Canon City.

Communities near Canon City ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Canon City.

• Florence
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Florence is located in Fremont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,982 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <6>
• Rockvale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockvale
  • Rockvale is located in Fremont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockvale <6>
• Victor
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
  • Victor is located in Teller County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Victor <6>
• Coal Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
  • Coal Creek is located in Fremont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coal Creek <6>
• Buckskin Joe
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin Joe
  • Buckskin Joe is located in Fremont County
• Williamsburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
  • Williamsburg is located in Fremont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
• Sunset City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset City have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset City
  • Sunset City is located in Fremont County
• Penrose
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penrose
  • Penrose is located in Fremont County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penrose <6>
• Wetmore
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wetmore have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetmore
  • Wetmore is located in Custer County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wetmore <6>
• Goldfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldfield
  • Goldfield is located in Teller County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Canon City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Canon City.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Canon City. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Canon City.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Canon City. Our list includes 28 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Canon City.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Canon City ...

Looking for more information about Canon City? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Canon City, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Canon City.

Adding Canon City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Canon City in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Canon City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Canon City post office opened in 1860.

We also found Canon City in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Canon City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Canon City: www.canoncity.org/

The official website for Fremont County: www.fremontco.com/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/