Welcome to Colorado Springs ...

The city of Colorado Springs is located in El Paso County<1> and is the County Seat for El Paso County.

Colorado Springs was established in 1871 and was incorporated June 19, 1886.

A typical abbreviation for Colorado Springs: Colorado Spgs. (or less commonly used: Colorado Spngs. or Colorado Sprngs.)

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Colorado Springs has a population of 478,035 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Colorado Springs is 6,320 feet [1,926 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Colorado Springs is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

The area code for Colorado Springs: (719)

The ZIP codes for Colorado Springs: 80901, 80903-80922, 80925-80926, 80928-80937, 80940-80947, 80949-80950, 80960, 80962, 80970, 80977, 80995, 80997<4>

In the past, Colorado Springs was named El Paso. and Fountain Colony. For more information about the names of Colorado Springs, see The Names of Colorado Springs on our Genealogy Page.

Websites for Colorado Springs ...

Official Website:   www.springsgov.com/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.coloradospringschamber.org/

Junior League:   www.jlcoloradosprings.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Colorado Springs had an population of 478,035 people. This is an increase of 14.79% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 32.46% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Colorado Springs had a population of 416,427 people (which is 66.92% of the total population of El Paso County). This makes Colorado Springs the county's most populous community.

The population of Colorado Springs represents 8.28% of the total population of Colorado (which has 5,029,196 people), making it the state's 2nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 416,427 people, the population of Colorado Springs increased 15.39% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 360,890 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Colorado Springs.

Communities near Colorado Springs ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Colorado Springs.

• Fountain
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
  • Fountain is located in El Paso County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fountain <6>
• Monument
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument
  • Monument is located in El Paso County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,152 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monument <6>
• Woodland Park
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
  • Woodland Park is located in Teller County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,151 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodland Park <6>
• Palmer Lake
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmer Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Lake
  • Palmer Lake is located in El Paso County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,037 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmer Lake <6>
• Green Mountain Falls
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain Falls
  • Green Mountain Falls is located in El Paso County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 729 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Mountain Falls <6>
• Victor
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Stratmoor
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stratmoor have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratmoor
  • Stratmoor is located in El Paso County
• Manitou Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou Springs
  • Manitou Springs is located in El Paso County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,461 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manitou Springs <6>
• Cimarron Hills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cimarron Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimarron Hills
  • Cimarron Hills is located in El Paso County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cimarron Hills <6>
• Fort Carson
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Carson
  • Fort Carson is located in El Paso County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Carson <6>

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 Colorado Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Colorado Springs.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Colorado Springs. 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 Colorado Springs.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Colorado Springs. Our list includes 110 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Colorado Springs.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Colorado Springs ...

Looking for more information about Colorado Springs? 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 Colorado Springs, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Colorado Springs.

Adding Colorado Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Colorado Springs 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 Colorado Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Colorado Springs post office opened in 1871.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Colorado Springs.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Colorado Springs: www.springsgov.com/

The official website for El Paso County: www.elpasoco.com/

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