Welcome to Glenwood Springs ...
The city of Glenwood Springs is located in Garfield County<1> and is the County Seat for Garfield County.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Glenwood Springs, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.
The city was incorporated September 4, 1885.
A typical abbreviation for Glenwood Springs: Glenwood Spgs. (or less commonly used: Glenwood Spngs. or Glenwood Sprngs.)
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Glenwood Springs has a population of 10,032 people<2> (see below for details).
Glenwood Springs is 5,840 feet [1,780 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Glenwood Springs is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Glenwood Springs lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Glenwood Springs: 970
The ZIP codes for Glenwood Springs: 81601-81602<4>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Glenwood Springs had an population of 10,032 people. This is an increase of 4.35% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 29.68% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Glenwood Springs had a population of 9,614 people (which is 17.15% of the total population of Garfield County). This makes Glenwood Springs the county's most populous community.
The population of Glenwood Springs represents 0.19% of the population of Colorado (which has 5,029,196 people), making it the state's 46th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 9,614 people, the population of Glenwood Springs increased 24.28% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 7,736 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Glenwood Springs.
Websites for Glenwood Springs ...
Official Website: www.ci.glenwood-springs.co.us/
Chamber of Commerce: www.glenwoodchamber.com/
Communities near Glenwood Springs ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Glenwood Springs.
- Carbondale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Carbondale is located in Garfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,729 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carbondale <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Carbondale
- From Glenwood Springs to Carbondale
- New Castle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
- New Castle is located in Garfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,962 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Castle <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to New Castle
- From Glenwood Springs to New Castle
- Basalt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basalt
- Basalt is located in Eagle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,183 people
- Former names for Basalt:
- Aspen Junction
- Fryingpan Town
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basalt <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Basalt
- From Glenwood Springs to Basalt
- Silt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silt have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silt
- Silt is located in Garfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silt <5>
- Carbonate ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carbonate. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbonate
- Carbonate is located in Garfield County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Carbonate
- From Glenwood Springs to Carbonate
- Chacra
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chacra
- Chacra is located in Garfield County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Chacra
- From Glenwood Springs to Chacra
- El Jebel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Jebel
- El Jebel is located in Eagle County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Jebel <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to El Jebel
- From Glenwood Springs to El Jebel
- Gypsum
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- 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 <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Gypsum
- From Glenwood Springs to Gypsum
- Snowmass
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowmass
- Snowmass is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snowmass <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Snowmass
- From Glenwood Springs to Snowmass
- Redstone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone
- Redstone is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redstone <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Redstone
- From Glenwood Springs to Redstone
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 Glenwood Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Glenwood Springs.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Glenwood Springs. 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 Glenwood Springs.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Glenwood Springs. Our list includes 38 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Glenwood Springs.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glenwood Springs ...
Looking for more information about Glenwood Springs? 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 Glenwood Springs, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Glenwood Springs.
Adding Glenwood Springs to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Glenwood Springs 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 Glenwood Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
X2X - From that list, the Glenwood Springs post office opened in 1884.
We also found Glenwood Springs in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Glenwood Springs.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Glenwood Springs: www.ci.glenwood-springs.co.us/
The official website for Garfield County: www.garfield-county.com/
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Garfield, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Glenwood Springs. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Glenwood Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 Glenwood Springs). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Glenwood Springs or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). Our list of ZIP Codes for Glenwood Springs includes: 81601 & 81602. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |