Map of Pitkin town, Colorado

Pitkin is a Statutory Town in Gunnison County, Colorado, United States. The population was 72 at the 2020 census.

Pitkin was founded in 1879, and is said to be Colorado’s first mining camp west of the Continental Divide. Originally named Quartzville, it was renamed to honor Governor Frederick Walker Pitkin.

Pitkin town overview:
Name:	Pitkin town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	Colorado
County:	Gunnison County
Incorporated:	April 5, 1880
Elevation:	9,216 ft (2,809 m)
Total Area:	0.26 sq mi (0.67 km²)
Land Area:	0.26 sq mi (0.67 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	72
Population Density:	280/sq mi (110/km²)
ZIP code:	81241 (PO Boxes)
Area code:	970
FIPS code:	0859830
Website:	colorado.gov/pitkin

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Geography

Pitkin is located at 38°36′28″N 106°31′6″W / 38.60778°N 106.51833°W / 38.60778; -106.51833 (38.607886, -106.518454). Pitkin is at an elevation of 9,242 feet, about 28 miles northeast of Gunnison, Colorado.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.78 km), all of it land.