Fort Carson

Fort Carson
El Paso, Pueblo, Fremont, and Huerfano counties near Colorado Springs, Colorado
One of the entrance signs at Fort Carson. Shoulder sleeve insignia of units stationed at Fort Carson.
Type	U.S. Army post
Site information
Controlled by	United States Army
Site history
Built	January 31, 1942
In use	1942–present
Garrison information
Garrison	4th Infantry Division 10th Special Forces Group 4th Security Force Assistance Brigade

Fort Carson, Colorado
Census Designated Place
Location of the Fort Carson CDP in El Paso County, Colorado.
Fort Carson Location of the Fort Carson CDP in the United States.
Coordinates: 38°42′34″N 104°46′19″W / 38.7095197°N 104.7719863°W / 38.7095197; -104.7719863 (Fort Carson CDP, Colorado)[1]
Country	United States
State	Colorado
County	El Paso County
Named for	Kit Carson
Government [2]
• Type	Federal Military Government/Garrison
• Division Commander	MG David Doyle
• Division CSM	CSM Alex Kupratty
Area [1]
• Total	27.998 sq mi (72.515 km2)
• Land	27.969 sq mi (72.440 km2)
• Water	0.029 sq mi (0.075 km2)
Elevation [2]	5,814 ft (1,772 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	17,693
• Density	630/sq mi (240/km2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code[4]	80902 & 80913
Area code	719
GNIS feature[2]	Fort Carson CDP

Fort Carson is a United States Army post located directly south of Colorado Springs in El Paso, Pueblo, Fremont, and Huerfano counties, Colorado, United States. The developed portion of Fort Carson is located near the City of Colorado Springs in El Paso County.^[5]

Fort Carson is the home of the 4th Infantry Division, the 10th Special Forces Group, the 4th Security Force Assistance Brigade (SFAB), the 440th Civil Affairs Battalion (USAR), the 71st Ordnance Group (EOD), the 4th Engineer Battalion, the 759th Military Police Battalion, the 10th Combat Support Hospital, the 43rd Sustainment Brigade, the Army Field Support Battalion-Fort Carson, the 423rd Transportation Company (USAR) and the 13th Air Support Operations Squadron of the United States Air Force. The post also hosts units of the Army Reserve, Navy Reserve and the Colorado Army National Guard. Fort Carson was also home to the 5th Infantry Division, known as the Red Devils.