Map of Colorado City CDP, Colorado

Colorado City is a census-designated place (CDP) and post office in and governed by Pueblo County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Pueblo, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Colorado City post office has the ZIP Code 81019 (post office boxes). At the United States Census 2020, the population of the Colorado City CDP was 2,237. The Colorado City Metropolitan District provides services.

Colorado City CDP overview:
Name:	Colorado City CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	Colorado
County:	Pueblo County
Elevation:	5,925 ft (1,806 m)
Total Area:	15.070 sq mi (39.030 km²)
Land Area:	14.956 sq mi (38.735 km²)
Water Area:	0.114 sq mi (0.295 km²)
Total Population:	2,237
Population Density:	150/sq mi (57/km²)
ZIP code:	81019
Area code:	719
FIPS code:	0815935
Website:	www.colorado.gov/coloradocitymetro

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History

The first settlement at the site of Colorado City was called Greenhorn after the name of an 18th century Comanche chief (Cuerno Verde in Spanish). In 1845, mountain man John Brown, his wife Luisa Sandoval, and several children established a trading post where the Trapper’s Trail to Taos, New Mexico crossed Greenhorn Creek. Brown and his family left Greenhorn for California in 1849. In 1853, Lt. Edward Griffin Beckwith, an army officer, said of Greenhorn, “six New Mexican families had built an irrigation system to divert the water from Greenhorn Creek to water their crops of corn, wheat, beans and watermelon. Their homes were built of adobe which stood shoulder to shoulder and were surrounded by a close fence of high pickets. They also had corrals for the safe keeping of their stock.”