Welcome to Drake ...

Drake is located in Larimer County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Drake, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1905.

Drake is 6,160 feet [1,878 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Drake is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Drake: 970

The ZIP code for Drake: 80515<3>

Communities Also Named Drake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Drake - they are located in Arizona (2), California, Illinois, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Manitoba, Michigan, Missouri (2), North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, South Carolina (2) and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Drake ...

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

• Fort Collins
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Collins
  • Fort Collins is located in Larimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 168,234 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Collins <4>
• Loveland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loveland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland
  • Loveland is located in Larimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 83,517 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loveland <4>
• Berthoud
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berthoud
  • Berthoud is located in Larimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,806 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berthoud <4>
• Estes Park
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estes Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes Park
  • Estes Park is located in Larimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Estes Park <4>
• Timnath
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timnath
  • Timnath is located in Larimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,193 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Timnath <4>
• Lyons
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
  • Lyons is located in Boulder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,058 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <4>
• Glen Haven
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
  • Glen Haven is located in Larimer County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Haven <4>
• Masonville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Masonville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
  • Masonville is located in Larimer County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Masonville <4>
• Horsetooth Heights
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsetooth Heights
  • Horsetooth Heights is located in Larimer County
• Big Elk Meadows
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Elk Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Elk Meadows
  • Big Elk Meadows is located in Larimer 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 Drake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Drake.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Drake ...

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

Adding Drake to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Drake post office opened in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Drake.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Larimer County: www.co.larimer.co.us/

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