Welcome to El Vado ...

El Vado is located in Boulder County<1>.

The location of El Vado has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

El Vado is 6,010 feet [1,832 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of El Vado is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Area codes for El Vado: (303) and (720)<4>

Communities Also Named El Vado ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named El Vado - it's located in New Mexico.

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

Communities near El Vado ...

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

• Arvada
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arvada
  • Arvada is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 121,936 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arvada <5>
• Boulder
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder
  • Boulder is located in Boulder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 107,645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boulder <5>
• Longmont
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longmont
  • Longmont is located in Boulder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 98,445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longmont <5>
• Broomfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomfield
  • Broomfield is located in Broomfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,236 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broomfield <5>
• Erie
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
  • Erie is located in Boulder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,318 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <5>
• Lafayette
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lafayette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
  • Lafayette is located in Boulder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,579 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lafayette <5>
• Golden
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
  • Golden is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,347 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden <5>
• Louisville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
  • Louisville is located in Boulder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,060 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <5>
• Superior
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Superior have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
  • Superior is located in Boulder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,413 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Superior <5>
• Lyons
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • 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 <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for El Vado ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Boulder County: www.co.boulder.co.us/

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