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Welcome to Coal Creek ...

Coal Creek is primarily located in Jefferson County<1>. A portion of Coal Creek extends into Boulder County and Gilpin County.

A typical abbreviation for Coal Creek: Coal Crk. (or less commonly used: Coal Ck. or Coal Cr.)

Coal Creek is 8,590 feet [2,618 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Coal Creek is about 1¾ mile [or ~2½ km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Coal Creek: 303 & 720<3>

Communities Also Named Coal Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Colorado communities named Coal Creek: This one is located in Jefferson County and the other is located in Fremont County.

Beyond Colorado, there are 12 communities that are also named Coal Creek - they are located in Alaska, British Columbia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Montana, New Brunswick, Oklahoma and Washington (2).

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

Communities near Coal Creek ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Coal Creek ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Coal Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 the 720 area code. New phone numbers in the Coal Creek area will be assigned with one of these codes: 303 or 720. As a result, placing a call in the Coal Creek area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.