Welcome to Edwards ...

Edwards is located in Eagle County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Edwards, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Edwards is 7,220 feet [2,201 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Edwards is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Edwards: 970

The ZIP code for Edwards: 81632<3>

Communities Also Named Edwards ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 28 communities that are also named Edwards - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida (2), Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana, New York, Ontario, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Edwards ...

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

• Gypsum
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsum
  • Gypsum is located in Eagle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,304 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gypsum <4>
• Avon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
  • Avon is located in Eagle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,952 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <4>
• Eagle
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
  • Eagle is located in Eagle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,911 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle <4>
• Vail
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vail have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail
  • Vail is located in Eagle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,489 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vail <4>
• Minturn
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minturn have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minturn
  • Minturn is located in Eagle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minturn <4>
• Red Cliff
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Cliff
  • Red Cliff is located in Eagle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Cliff <4>
• Beaver Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
  • Beaver Creek is located in Eagle County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver Creek <4>
• Wolcott
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolcott have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcott
  • Wolcott is located in Eagle County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolcott <4>
• Astor City ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Astor City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor City
  • Astor City is located in Eagle County
• Gilman ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
  • Gilman is located in Eagle 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 Edwards. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Edwards.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Edwards ...

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

Adding Edwards to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Edwards post office opened in 1883.

We also found Edwards in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Edwards.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Eagle County: www.eagle-county.com/

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