Cripple Creek, Colorado

Cripple Creek, Colorado
Statutory City[1]
Entering Cripple Creek.
Motto(s):  "Real Fun, Real Colorado."
Location of the City of Cripple Creek in Teller County, Colorado
Cripple Creek Location of the City of Cripple Creek in the United States
Coordinates: 38°44′54″N 105°10′32″W / 38.74833°N 105.17556°W / 38.74833; -105.17556[3]
Country	United States
State	Colorado
County	Teller County seat[2]
Incorporated	June 9, 1892[4]
Government
• Type	Statutory City[1]
Area [5]
• Statutory City[1]	3.941 km2 (1.522 sq mi)
• Land	3.941 km2 (1.522 sq mi)
• Water	0.000 km2 (0.000 sq mi)
Elevation [3]	2,882 m (9,456 ft)
Population  (2020)[5]
• Statutory City[1]	1,155
• Density	290/km2 (760/sq mi)
• Metro	755,105 (79th)
• Front Range	5,055,344
Time zone	UTC−07:00 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP Code[6]	80813
Area code	719
FIPS code	08-18530
GNIS feature ID	204769[3]
Website	cityofcripplecreek.com

Cripple Creek is a statutory city that is the county seat of Teller County, Colorado, United States.^[1] The city population was 1,155 at the 2020 United States Census.^[5] Cripple Creek is a former gold mining camp located 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Colorado Springs near the base of Pikes Peak. The Cripple Creek Historic District, which received National Historic Landmark status in 1961, includes part or all of the city and the surrounding area. The city is now a part of the Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor.