Welcome to Goldfield ...

Goldfield is located in Teller County<1>.

Goldfield was founded in 1895.

Goldfield is 9,880 feet [3,011 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Goldfield is about 1¾ mile [or 3 km] above sea level.

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

Goldfield is within the (719) area code.

The ZIP code for Goldfield: 80860<3>

Communities Also Named Goldfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Goldfield - they are located in Arizona, Iowa, Mississippi, Nevada and Ontario.

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

Communities near Goldfield ...

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

• Colorado Springs
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colorado Springs
  • Colorado Springs is located in El Paso County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 482,131 people
  • Former names for Colorado Springs:
  • El Paso
  • Fountain Colony
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colorado Springs <4>
• Canon City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canon City
  • Canon City is located in Fremont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,536 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canon City <4>
• Woodland Park
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • 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 <4>
• Manitou Springs
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <4>
• Cripple Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cripple Creek
  • Cripple Creek is located in Teller County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,266 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cripple Creek <4>
• Green Mountain Falls
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • 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 <4>
• Cascade
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
  • Cascade is located in El Paso County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cascade <4>
• Chipita Park
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipita Park
  • Chipita Park is located in El Paso County
  • Chipita Park has also been known as:
  • Cascade - Chipita Park
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chipita Park <4>
• Divide
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Divide have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
  • Divide is located in Teller County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Divide <4>
• Crystola
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystola have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystola
  • Crystola is located in El Paso 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 Goldfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Goldfield.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Goldfield ...

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

Adding Goldfield to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Goldfield post office opened in 1895.

We also found Goldfield on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Colorado (1947).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Goldfield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Teller County: www.co.teller.co.us/

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