Welcome to Eaton ...

The town of Eaton is located in Weld County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Eaton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

The town was incorporated December 5, 1892.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Eaton has a population of 5,852 people<2> (see below for details).

Eaton is 4,820 feet [1,469 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Eaton is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Eaton is located in the (970) area code.

The ZIP code for Eaton: 80615<4>

Websites for Eaton ...

Official Website: www.eatonco.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Eaton had an population of 5,852 people. This is an increase of 34.07% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 117.55% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Eaton had a population of 4,365 people. This makes Eaton the county's 11th most populous community.

The population of Eaton represents 0.09% of the total population of Colorado (which has 5,029,196 people), making it the state's 80th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,365 people, the population of Eaton increased 62.27% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,690 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Eaton.

Communities Also Named Eaton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Eaton - they are located in Arkansas, California, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (4), Maine, Michigan (2), New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Quebec, Tennessee (2), Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Eaton ...

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

• Fort Collins
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Collins
  • Fort Collins is located in Larimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 168,234 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Collins <5>
• Greeley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley
  • Greeley is located in Weld County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 108,958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greeley <5>
• Loveland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loveland have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland
  • Loveland is located in Larimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 83,517 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loveland <5>
• Windsor
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
  • Windsor is located in Weld County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,659 people
  • Former names for Windsor:
  • New Liberty
  • New Windsor
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor <5>
• Evans
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evans have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
  • Evans is located in Weld County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,183 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evans <5>
• Johnstown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
  • Johnstown is located in Weld County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,923 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnstown <5>
• Wellington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellington have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
  • Wellington is located in Larimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellington <5>
• Milliken
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milliken have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milliken
  • Milliken is located in Weld County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,688 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milliken <5>
• Severance
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Severance have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severance
  • Severance is located in Weld County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,634 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Severance <5>
• Timnath
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timnath have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timnath
  • Timnath is located in Larimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,193 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Timnath <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 Eaton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Eaton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eaton ...

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

Adding Eaton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Eaton post office opened in 1883.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Eaton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Eaton: www.eatonco.org/

The official website for Weld County: www.co.weld.co.us/

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