Welcome to Simla ...

The town of Simla is located in Elbert County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Simla, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

The town was incorporated January 15, 1913.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Simla has a population of 687 people<2> (see below for details).

Simla is 5,980 feet [1,823 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Simla is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Simla lies within the (719) area code.

The ZIP code for Simla: 80835<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Simla had an population of 687 people. This is an increase of 11.17% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 3.62% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Simla had a population of 618 people. This makes Simla the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Simla represents 0.01% of the total population of Colorado (which has 5,029,196 people), making it the state's 182nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 618 people, the population of Simla decreased 6.79% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 663 people).

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

Communities near Simla ...

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

• Calhan
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhan
  • Calhan is located in El Paso County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 827 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calhan <5>
• Ramah
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramah
  • Ramah is located in El Paso County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ramah <5>
• Matheson
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matheson have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matheson
  • Matheson is located in Elbert County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matheson <5>
• Alta Vista
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Vista
  • Alta Vista is located in El Paso County
• Fondis
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fondis
  • Fondis is located in Elbert County
• Rush
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
  • Rush is located in El Paso County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rush <5>
• Limon
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limon
  • Limon is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Limon <5>
• Peyton
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peyton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peyton
  • Peyton is located in El Paso County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peyton <5>
• Yoder
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yoder have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoder
  • Yoder is located in El Paso County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yoder <5>
• Agate
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agate
  • Agate is located in Elbert County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agate <5>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Simla. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Simla.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Simla ...

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

Adding Simla to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Simla post office opened in 1907.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Simla.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Elbert County: www.elbertcounty-co.gov/

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