Summary for Fort Collins

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Located in: Larimer County (see below)

Typical Abbreviation: Ft. Collins

Time Zone: Fort Collins lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT)

Telephone Area Code: 970

ZIP Codes: 80521-80528, 80553<1>

Elevation: 4,990 feet [1,520.95 m] above sea level<2>

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

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<3>	168,057 (16.72% increase since 2010)
2010:	143,986 (21.35% increase since 2000)
2000:	118,652

Total Area:<4> 55.5 sq. miles [143.8 km²] - of which 2.26% is water (1.25 sq. miles [3.3 km²])

Housing Units:<5> 60,503

Websites for Fort Collins

Official Website: www.ci.fort-collins.co.us/

Chamber of Commerce: www.fortcollinschamber.com/

Junior League: www.jlweb.org/fortcollins/

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<6>

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

Lat: 40.567300° (or 40°34'2" N)

Lon: -105.077100° (or -105°4'37" W)

USGS Topo Map: Fort Collins<7>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Fort Collins

GNIS ID: 2410526

FIPS State / Place Code: 08 / 27425

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Fort Collins)

About Larimer County

The city of Fort Collins is the County Seat for Larimer County.

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

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	356,899 (18.79% increase since 2010)
2010	300,441 (19.46% increase since 2000)
2000:	251,494

Total Area: 2,633 sq. miles [6,821.9 km²] - of which 1.44% is water (37.95 sq. miles [98.3 km²])

Housing Units: 132,722

Official Website: www.co.larimer.co.us/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Larimer

GNIS ID: 198150

FIPS State / County Code: 08 / 069

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Fort Collins)

About Colorado

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	5,758,486 (14.5% increase since 2010)
2010:	5,029,196 (16.92% increase since 2000)
2000:	4,301,261

Websites for State of Colorado

Official Website: https://www.colorado.gov/

Tourism: https://www.colorado.com/

Parks: cpw.state.co.us/

Fishing: https://cpw.state.co.us/fishing

Hunting: https://cpw.state.co.us/hunting

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Colorado

GNIS ID: 1779779

FIPS State: 08

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Fort Collins)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Fort Collins: www.ci.fort-collins.co.us/

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Fort Collins). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Fort Collins or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). Our list of ZIP Codes for Fort Collins includes: 80521, 80522, 80523, 80524, 80525, 80526, 80527 & 80528.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fort Collins - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	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.
<4>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Fort Collins. 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.
<5>	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).
<6>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Fort Collins, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<7>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Fort Collins.