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Welcome to Spruce ...

Spruce is located in Douglas County<1>.

Spruce is 7,050 feet [2,149 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Spruce is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Spruce: 303, 720 & 983<3>

Communities Also Named Spruce ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Spruce - they are located in California, Manitoba, Michigan (3), Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, Pennsylvania (3), West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Spruce ...

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

  • Castle Rock
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Monument
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Woodland Park
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Palmer Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Green Mountain Falls
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Larkspur
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Woodmoor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodmoor is located in El Paso County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmoor
  • Gleneagle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Gleneagle is located in El Paso County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleneagle
  • Perry Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Perry Park is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Park
  • Black Forest
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spruce ...

Looking for more information about Spruce? 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 Spruce, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Spruce.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Douglas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Spruce - 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 303 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 720 or 983. New phone numbers in the Spruce area will be assigned with one of these codes: 303, 720 or 983. As a result, placing a call in the Spruce 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.