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Welcome to Castle Pines North ...

The city of Castle Pines North is located in Douglas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Castle Pines North, you might get a feel for its founding by knowing that they incorporated November 6, 2007.

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Castle Pines North had a population of 10,360 people.<2> (see below for details).

Castle Pines North is 6,360 feet [1,939 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Castle Pines North is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Castle Pines North: 303, 720 & 983<4>

Websites for Castle Pines North ...

Official Website: www.cpngov.com/

Communities near Castle Pines North ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Castle Pines North.

  • Denver
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Denver is located in Denver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
    • 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>
  • Aurora
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Aurora is located in Arapahoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 387,377 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <5>
  • Lakewood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Centennial
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Castle Rock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Parker
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Littleton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Englewood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenwood Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Cherry Hills Village
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Castle Pines North ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Douglas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Castle Pines North.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Castle Pines North - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 303 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 720 or 983. New phone numbers in the Castle Pines North area will be assigned with one of these codes: 303, 720 or 983. As a result, placing a call in the Castle Pines North area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.