Welcome to Poncha Springs ...

The town of Poncha Springs is located in Chaffee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Poncha Springs, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

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

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Poncha Springs has a population of 1,117 people<2> (see below for details).

Poncha Springs is 7,460 feet [2,274 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Poncha Springs is about 1½ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Poncha Springs: 719

The ZIP code for Poncha Springs: 81242<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Poncha Springs had an population of 1,117 people. This is an increase of 51.56% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 139.7% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Poncha Springs had a population of 737 people. This makes Poncha Springs the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Poncha Springs represents 0.01% of the population of Colorado (which has 5,029,196 people), making it the state's 165th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 737 people, the population of Poncha Springs increased 58.15% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 466 people).

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

Websites for Poncha Springs ...

Official Website: www.ponchaspringscolorado.us/

Communities near Poncha Springs ...

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

• Salida
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salida
  • Salida is located in Chaffee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,690 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salida <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Salida
  • From Poncha Springs to Salida
• Bonanza
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
  • Bonanza is located in Saguache County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bonanza
  • From Poncha Springs to Bonanza
• Belleview
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Belleview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
  • Belleview is located in Chaffee County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Belleview
  • From Poncha Springs to Belleview
• Mears Junction
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mears Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mears Junction
  • Mears Junction is located in Chaffee County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mears Junction
  • From Poncha Springs to Mears Junction
• Cleora
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cleora. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleora
  • Cleora is located in Chaffee County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cleora
  • From Poncha Springs to Cleora
• Browns Canon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Browns Canon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Canon
  • Browns Canon is located in Chaffee County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Browns Canon
  • From Poncha Springs to Browns Canon
• Maysville ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
  • Maysville is located in Chaffee County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Maysville
  • From Poncha Springs to Maysville
• Turret ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turret
  • Turret is located in Chaffee County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Turret
  • From Poncha Springs to Turret
• Wellsville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
  • Wellsville is located in Fremont County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Wellsville
  • From Poncha Springs to Wellsville
• Calcite ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Calcite. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcite
  • Calcite is located in Fremont County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Calcite
  • From Poncha Springs to Calcite

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Poncha Springs ...

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

Adding Poncha Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Poncha 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 Poncha Springs was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Poncha Springs on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Colorado (1947).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Poncha Springs: www.ponchaspringscolorado.us/

The official website for Chaffee County: www.chaffeecounty.org/

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