City in Colorado, United States
City in Colorado, United States
Colorado Springs
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Nicknames: Location of the City of Colorado Springs in the United States
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Show map of North America Coordinates: 38°50′02″N 104°49′31″W / 38.83389°N 104.82528°W / 38.83389; -104.82528 Country United States State Colorado County El Paso County [1] Incorporated June 19, 1886[5] • Type City [6] • Mayor Yemi Mobolade (I )[7] • Total 195.761 sq mi (507.019 km2 ) • Land 195.399 sq mi (506.082 km2 ) • Water 0.362 sq mi (0.937 km2 ) Elevation 6,035 ft (1,839 m) • Total 478,961 • Rank 2nd in Colorado40th in the United States • Density 2,400/sq mi (900/km2 ) • Urban
632,494 (US: 66th ) • Urban density 3,156.7/sq mi (1,218.8/km2 ) • Metro
755,105 (US: 79th ) • Front Range
5,055,344 Time zone UTC– 07:00 (MST ) • Summer (DST ) UTC– 06:00 (MDT )ZIP codes [10] 80901–80951, 80960, 80962, 80970, 80977, 80995, 80997
Area code 719 FIPS code 08-16000 GNIS feature ID2410198[9] Website coloradosprings .gov
Colorado Springs is a city in and the county seat of El Paso County, Colorado , United States.[6] It is the most populous city in El Paso County, with a population of 478,961 at the 2020 census , a 15.02% increase since 2010 .[8] [11] Colorado Springs is the second-most populous city and the most extensive city in the state of Colorado, and the 39th-most-populous city in the United States.[12] It is the principal city of the Colorado Springs metropolitan area and the second-most prominent city of the Front Range Urban Corridor . It is located in east-central Colorado on Fountain Creek , 70 miles (113 km) south of Denver .
At 6,035 feet (1,839 m)[9] the city stands over 1 mile (1.6 km) above sea level. Colorado Springs is near the base of Pikes Peak , which rises 14,115 feet (4,302.31 m) above sea level on the eastern edge of the Southern Rocky Mountains . The city is the largest city north of Mexico above 6000 feet in elevation.
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