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Welcome to Rockport ...

Rockport is located in Weld County<1>.

Rockport is 5,650 feet [1,722 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Rockport is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Rockport: 970 & 748<3>

Communities Also Named Rockport ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 28 communities that are also named Rockport - they are located in Arkansas, California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi (2), New Brunswick, New Jersey (2), Ohio (3), Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Rockport ...

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

  • Cheyenne
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Cheyenne is located in Laramie County (WY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheyenne
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,742 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheyenne <4>
  • Wellington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Pierce
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Nunn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Carr
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Dover
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Dover is located in Weld County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Speer
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Speer is located in Laramie County (WY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speer
  • Bulger
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Bulger is located in Larimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulger
  • South Greeley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • South Greeley is located in Laramie County (WY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Greeley
  • Waverly
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Waverly is located in Larimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rockport ...

Looking for more information about Rockport? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Rockport, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rockport.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Weld, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rockport - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Rockport area will be assigned with one of these codes: 970 or 748. As a result, placing a call in the Rockport area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.