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Welcome to Woody Creek ...

Woody Creek is located in Pitkin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Woody Creek, you might consider that their post office opened in 1920.

A typical abbreviation for Woody Creek: Woody Crk. (or less commonly used: Woody Ck. or Woody Cr.)

Woody Creek is 7,340 feet [2,237 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Woody Creek is about 1½ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Woody Creek: 970 & 748<3>

The ZIP code for Woody Creek: 81656<4>

Communities near Woody Creek ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Woody Creek ...

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

Adding Woody Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Woody Creek 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 (so far) for Woody Creek was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Woody Creek.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Pitkin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Woody Creek - 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 970 code has been Overlayed with the 748 area code. New phone numbers in the Woody Creek area will be assigned with one of these codes: 970 or 748. As a result, placing a call in the Woody Creek area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Woody Creek). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Woody Creek or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.