Welcome to El Rancho ...

El Rancho is located in Jefferson County<1>.

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

El Rancho is 7,550 feet [2,301 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of El Rancho is about 1½ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

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

Telephone area codes for El Rancho: (303) & (720)<4>

Communities Also Named El Rancho ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named El Rancho - they are located in Illinois, New Mexico (2), Tennessee and Utah.

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

Communities near El Rancho ...

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

• Denver
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
  • Denver is located in Denver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 735,538 people
  • Former names for Denver:
  • Auraina
  • Denver City
  • Montana City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denver <5>
• Lakewood
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
  • Lakewood is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 157,429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakewood <5>
• Arvada
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arvada
  • Arvada is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 121,936 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arvada <5>
• Westminster
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
  • Westminster is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 115,046 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westminster <5>
• Littleton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
  • Littleton is located in Arapahoe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,000 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Littleton <5>
• Englewood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
  • Englewood is located in Arapahoe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,099 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Englewood <5>
• Wheat Ridge
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Ridge
  • Wheat Ridge is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheat Ridge <5>
• Golden
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
  • Golden is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,347 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden <5>
• Superior
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Superior have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
  • Superior is located in Boulder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,413 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Superior <5>
• Sheridan
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheridan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
  • Sheridan is located in Arapahoe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,027 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheridan <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 El Rancho. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for El Rancho.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for El Rancho ...

Looking for more information about El Rancho? 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 El Rancho, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for El Rancho.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.co.us/

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