Summary for East Portal

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Located in: Gilpin County (see below)

Typical Abbreviation: E. Portal

Time Zone: East Portal lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT)

Telephone Area Codes: (303), (720)<1>

Elevation: 9,240 feet [2,816.35 m] above sea level<2>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<3>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for East Portal:

Lat: 39.903300° (or 39°54'11" N)

Lon: -105.644400° (or -105°38'39" W)

USGS Topo Map: East Portal<4>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for East Portal

GNIS ID: 180982

FIPS State / Place Code: 08 / 22585

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for East Portal)

The community of Central City is the County Seat for Gilpin County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Gilpin)

Population

Total Area:<6> 150.3 sq. miles [389.2 km²]

Housing Units: <7> 3,560

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Gilpin

GNIS ID: 198139

FIPS State / County Code: 08 / 047

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for East Portal)

About Colorado

From the US Census

Population

Websites for State of Colorado

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Colorado

GNIS ID: 1779779

FIPS State: 08

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for East Portal)

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The official website for Gilpin County: www.co.gilpin.co.us/

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

<1>	Area code (720) is an overlay for area code (303).
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Portal - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of East Portal, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<4>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes East Portal.
<5>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<6>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of East Portal. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<7>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).