Welcome to Woodland Park ...

The city of Woodland Park is located in Teller County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Woodland Park, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

The city was incorporated June 6, 1891.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Woodland Park has a population of 8,116 people<3> (see below for details).

Woodland Park is 8,480 feet [2,585 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Woodland Park is about 1½ mile [or ~2½ km] above sea level.

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

The telephone area code for Woodland Park: (719)

The ZIP codes for Woodland Park: 80863, 80866<5>

Websites for Woodland Park ...

Official Website:   www.city-woodlandpark.org/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.woodlandparkchamber.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Woodland Park had an population of 8,116 people. This is an increase of 12.72% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 24.57% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Woodland Park had a population of 7,200 people (which is 30.84% of the total population of Teller County). This makes Woodland Park the county's most populous community.

The population of Woodland Park represents 0.14% of the total population of Colorado (which has 5,029,196 people), making it the state's 56th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 7,200 people, the population of Woodland Park increased 10.51% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 6,515 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Woodland Park.

Communities Also Named Woodland Park ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Colorado communities named Woodland Park: This one is located in Teller County and the other is located in El Paso County.

Beyond Colorado, there are 32 communities that are also named Woodland Park - they are located in Alabama (2), Alberta, California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota (2), Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (2), Virginia (4), Washington and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Woodland Park ...

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

• Colorado Springs
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colorado Springs
  • Colorado Springs is located in El Paso County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 482,131 people
  • Former names for Colorado Springs:
  • El Paso
  • Fountain Colony
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colorado Springs <6>
• Monument
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument
  • Monument is located in El Paso County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,152 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monument <6>
• Manitou Springs
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou Springs
  • Manitou Springs is located in El Paso County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,461 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manitou Springs <6>
• Palmer Lake
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmer Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Lake
  • Palmer Lake is located in El Paso County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,037 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmer Lake <6>
• Cripple Creek
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cripple Creek
  • Cripple Creek is located in Teller County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,266 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cripple Creek <6>
• Larkspur
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larkspur have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkspur
  • Larkspur is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Larkspur <6>
• Green Mountain Falls
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain Falls
  • Green Mountain Falls is located in El Paso County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 729 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Mountain Falls <6>
• Chipita Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipita Park
  • Chipita Park is located in El Paso County
  • Chipita Park has also been known as:
  • Cascade - Chipita Park
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chipita Park <6>
• Divide
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Divide have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
  • Divide is located in Teller County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Divide <6>
• Cascade
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
  • Cascade is located in El Paso County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cascade <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Woodland Park ...

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

Adding Woodland Park to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Woodland Park post office opened in 1890.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Woodland Park.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Woodland Park: www.city-woodlandpark.org/

The official website for Teller County: www.co.teller.co.us/

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