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Welcome to Castle Pines ...

Castle Pines is located in Douglas County<1>.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Castle Pines has a population of 10,927 people<2> (see below for details).

Castle Pines is 6,550 feet [1,996 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Castle Pines is 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

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

Communities near Castle Pines ...

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

  • Aurora
    (19 miles [30.6 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>
  • Centennial
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Castle Rock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Parker
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Littleton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Englewood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Greenwood Village
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Lone Tree
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Cherry Hills Village
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Sheridan
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Castle Pines ...

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

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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Castle Pines - 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 area will be assigned with one of these codes: 303, 720 or 983. As a result, placing a call in the Castle Pines 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.