Welcome to Silverthorne ...

The town of Silverthorne is located in Summit County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Silverthorne, you might get a feel for its founding by knowing that they incorporated September 5, 1967.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Silverthorne has a population of 4,670 people<2> (see below for details).

Silverthorne is 8,720 feet [2,658 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Silverthorne is about 1¾ mile [or ~2¾ km] above sea level.

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

The area code for Silverthorne: (970)

The ZIP codes for Silverthorne: 80497-80498<4>

Websites for Silverthorne ...

Official Website: www.silverthorne.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Silverthorne had an population of 4,670 people. This is an increase of 20.14% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 46.12% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Silverthorne had a population of 3,887 people (which is 13.85% of the total population of Summit County). This makes Silverthorne the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Silverthorne represents 0.08% of the total population of Colorado (which has 5,029,196 people), making it the state's 85th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,887 people, the population of Silverthorne increased 21.62% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 3,196 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Silverthorne.

Communities Also Named Silverthorne ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Silverthorne - it's located in Ontario.

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

Communities near Silverthorne ...

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

• Vail
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vail have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail
  • Vail is located in Eagle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,489 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vail <6>
• Breckenridge
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
  • Breckenridge is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,954 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Breckenridge <6>
• Minturn
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minturn have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minturn
  • Minturn is located in Eagle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minturn <6>
• Blue River
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue River have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
  • Blue River is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 928 people
• Red Cliff
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Cliff
  • Red Cliff is located in Eagle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Cliff <6>
• Silver Plume
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Plume have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Plume
  • Silver Plume is located in Clear Creek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Plume <6>
• Montezuma
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
  • Montezuma is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montezuma <6>
• Keystone
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
  • Keystone is located in Summit County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keystone <6>
• Copper Mountain
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Mountain
  • Copper Mountain is located in Summit County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Copper Mountain <6>
• Wild Irishman ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Irishman
  • Wild Irishman is located in Summit County
  • Wild Irishman has also been known as:
  • Preston Mill
  • Preston

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Silverthorne ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Silverthorne: www.silverthorne.org/

The official website for Summit County: www.co.summit.co.us/

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