Welcome to Rocky Ford ...

The city of Rocky Ford is located in Otero County<1>.

The location of Rocky Ford has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rocky Ford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

The city was incorporated August 19, 1887.

A typical abbreviation for Rocky Ford: Rocky Frd.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Rocky Ford has a population of 3,822 people<3> (see below for details).

Rocky Ford is 4,160 feet [1,268 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Rocky Ford is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Rocky Ford is within the boundaries of the (719) area code.

The ZIP code for Rocky Ford: 81067<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Rocky Ford had an population of 3,822 people. This is a decrease of 3.41% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 10.83% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Rocky Ford had a population of 3,957 people (or 21.01% of the total population of Otero County). This makes Rocky Ford the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Rocky Ford represents 0.08% of the total population of Colorado (which has 5,029,196 people), making it the state's 84th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,957 people, the population of Rocky Ford decreased 7.68% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 4,286 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Rocky Ford.

Communities Also Named Rocky Ford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 30 communities that are also named Rocky Ford - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (4), Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (4), Mississippi (3), Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma (3), Oregon (2), South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia (3) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Rocky Ford ...

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

• La Junta
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Junta
  • La Junta is located in Otero County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Junta <6>
• Fowler
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
  • Fowler is located in Otero County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,149 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fowler <6>
• Ordway
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ordway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ordway
  • Ordway is located in Crowley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ordway <6>
• Swink
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swink have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swink
  • Swink is located in Otero County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swink <6>
• Manzanola
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manzanola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manzanola
  • Manzanola is located in Otero County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manzanola <6>
• Olney Springs
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olney Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney Springs
  • Olney Springs is located in Crowley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olney Springs <6>
• Cheraw
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheraw
  • Cheraw is located in Otero County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheraw <6>
• Sugar City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar City
  • Sugar City is located in Crowley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugar City <6>
• Crowley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
  • Crowley is located in Crowley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crowley <6>
• Hawley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawley
  • Hawley is located in Otero County

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rocky Ford. Our list includes 12 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Rocky Ford.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rocky Ford ...

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

Adding Rocky Ford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rocky Ford 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 Rocky Ford was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Rocky Ford post office opened in 1871.

We also found Rocky Ford in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rocky Ford.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rocky Ford. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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