Welcome to East Portal ...

East Portal is located in Gilpin County<1>.

The location of East Portal has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Portal, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1923.

A typical abbreviation for East Portal: E. Portal

East Portal is 9,240 feet [2,816 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of East Portal is 1¾ mile [or ~2¾ km] above sea level.

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

Area codes for East Portal: (303) and (720)<4>

Communities Also Named East Portal ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named East Portal - it's located in Montana.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Portal.

Communities near East Portal ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near East Portal.

• Granby
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby
  • Granby is located in Grand County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,174 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granby <5>
• Idaho Springs
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Idaho Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaho Springs
  • Idaho Springs is located in Clear Creek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Idaho Springs <5>
• Nederland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nederland
  • Nederland is located in Boulder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
  • Former names for Nederland:
  • Browns Crossing
  • Dayton
  • Middle Boulder
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nederland <5>
• Fraser
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraser
  • Fraser is located in Grand County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fraser <5>
• Winter Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winter Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Park
  • Winter Park is located in Grand County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,106 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winter Park <5>
• Georgetown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Clear Creek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,102 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <5>
• Central City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
  • Central City is located in Gilpin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central City <5>
• Empire
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
  • Empire is located in Clear Creek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Empire <5>
• Jamestown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Jamestown is located in Boulder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <5>
• Silver Plume
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Plume have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Plume
  • Silver Plume is located in Clear Creek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Plume <5>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around East Portal. See our Newspapers Page for East Portal.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Portal ...

Looking for more information about East Portal? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to East Portal, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for East Portal.

Adding East Portal to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Portal 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 East Portal was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the East Portal post office opened in 1923.

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Portal.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Portal. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Gilpin County: www.co.gilpin.co.us/

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