Welcome to Georgetown ...

The town of Georgetown is located in Clear Creek County<1> and is the County Seat for Clear Creek County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Georgetown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1866.

The town was incorporated January 10, 1868.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Georgetown has a population of 1,111 people<2> (see below for details).

Georgetown is 8,480 feet [2,585 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Georgetown is about 1½ mile [or ~2½ km] above sea level.

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

Area codes for Georgetown: (303) & (720)<4>

The ZIP code for Georgetown: 80444<5>

Websites for Georgetown ...

Official Website: www.town.georgetown.co.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Georgetown had an population of 1,111 people. This is an increase of 7.45% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 2.11% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Georgetown had a population of 1,034 people (or 11.38% of the total population of Clear Creek County). This makes Georgetown the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Georgetown represents 0.02% of the population of Colorado (which has 5,029,196 people), making it the state's 141st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,034 people, the population of Georgetown decreased 4.96% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,088 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Georgetown.

Communities Also Named Georgetown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 109 communities that are also named Georgetown - they are located in Alabama (5), Alaska, Alberta, Arkansas (3), California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia (7), Idaho, Illinois (3), Indiana (6), Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Maine (2), Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska (2), New Jersey, New Mexico, New York (2), Newfoundland and Labrador (3), North Carolina (6), Ohio (9), Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania (8), Prince Edward Island, South Carolina (2), Tennessee (7), Texas (2), Utah (2), Virginia (4), Washington, West Virginia (4) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Georgetown ...

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

• Idaho Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Idaho Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaho Springs
  • Idaho Springs is located in Clear Creek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Idaho Springs <7>
• Nederland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nederland
  • Nederland is located in Boulder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
  • Former names for Nederland:
  • Browns Crossing
  • Dayton
  • Middle Boulder
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nederland <7>
• Fraser
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraser
  • Fraser is located in Grand County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fraser <7>
• Winter Park
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winter Park have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Park
  • Winter Park is located in Grand County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,106 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winter Park <7>
• Dillon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillon have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
  • Dillon is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 967 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillon <7>
• Central City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
  • Central City is located in Gilpin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central City <7>
• Black Hawk
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Hawk have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hawk
  • Black Hawk is located in Gilpin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Black Hawk <7>
• Russell Gulch
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Gulch
  • Russell Gulch is located in Gilpin County
• Montezuma
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
  • Montezuma is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montezuma <7>
• Caribou ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caribou
  • Caribou is located in Boulder County
  • Caribou has also been known as:
  • Caribou City

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Georgetown. Our list includes 13 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Georgetown.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Georgetown ...

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

Adding Georgetown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Georgetown 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 Georgetown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Georgetown post office opened in 1866.

We also found Georgetown in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Georgetown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Georgetown: www.town.georgetown.co.us/

The official website for Clear Creek County: www.co.clear-creek.co.us/

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