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Welcome to Pagosa Springs ...

The town of Pagosa Springs is located in Archuleta County<1> and is the County Seat for Archuleta County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pagosa Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

The town was incorporated March 18, 1891.

A typical abbreviation for Pagosa Springs: Pagosa Spgs. (or less commonly used: Pagosa Spngs. or Pagosa Sprngs.)

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Pagosa Springs has a population of 2,078 people<2> (see below for details).

Pagosa Springs is 7,640 feet [2,329 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Pagosa Springs is about 1½ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Pagosa Springs: 970 & 748<4>

The ZIP codes for Pagosa Springs: 81147, 81157<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Pagosa Springs had an population of 2,078 people. This is an increase of 20.32% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 30.61% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Pagosa Springs had a population of 1,727 people (which is 14.34% of the total population of Archuleta County). This makes Pagosa Springs the county's most populous community.

The population of Pagosa Springs represents 0.03% of the population of Colorado (which has 5,029,196 people), making it the state's 118th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,727 people, the population of Pagosa Springs increased 8.55% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,591 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Pagosa Springs.

Websites for Pagosa Springs ...

Official Website: www.townofpagosasprings.com/

Communities near Pagosa Springs ...

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

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pagosa Springs. Our list includes 8 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Pagosa Springs.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pagosa Springs ...

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

Adding Pagosa Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pagosa 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 Pagosa Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<9>

From that list, the Pagosa Springs post office opened in 1878.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pagosa Springs.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Archuleta, 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 Pagosa Springs.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pagosa Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 970 code has been Overlayed with the 748 area code. New phone numbers in the Pagosa Springs area will be assigned with one of these codes: 970 or 748. As a result, placing a call in the Pagosa Springs area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>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 town (such as Pagosa Springs). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Pagosa Springs or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<8>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.
<9>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/