Redstone, Colorado

Redstone, Colorado
Census Designated Place
View north up Redstone Boulevard
Etymology: Red sandstone on nearby cliffs
Nickname:  The Ruby of the Rockies
Location of the Redstone CDP in Pitkin County, Colorado
Redstone Location of the Redstone CDP in the United States
Coordinates: 39°11′10″N 107°14′45″W / 39.18611°N 107.24583°W / 39.18611; -107.24583 (Redstone CDP, Colorado)[1]
Country	United States
State	Colorado
County	Pitkin County
Founded	1898
Government [2]
• Type	unincorporated town
Area [1]
• Total	1.134 km2 (0.438 sq mi)
• Land	1.134 km2 (0.438 sq mi)
• Water	0.000 km2 (0.000 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	2,187 m (7,176 ft)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	127
• Density	110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code[4]	81623
Area code	970
GNIS feature ID	2583286[2]

Redstone is an unincorporated town and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Pitkin County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Glenwood Springs, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the Redstone CDP was 127 at the 2020 United States census.^[3] The Carbondale post office (Zip Code 81623) serves Redstone postal addresses.^[4]

The village is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a historic district and includes several properties that are also separately listed on the National Register.^[5][6][7]