Map of Sterling city, Colorado

Sterling is a home rule municipality and the county seat and most populous municipality of Logan County, Colorado, United States. Sterling is the principal city of the Sterling, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. The city population was 13,735 at the 2020 census.

Sterling is the largest city on the Colorado plains outside of the Front Range Urban Corridor and the county seat of Logan County and the site of the domed Logan County courthouse, built in 1909.

Sterling city overview:
Name:	Sterling city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Colorado
County:	Logan County
Incorporated:	December 3, 1884
Elevation:	3,937 ft (1,181 m)
Total Area:	7.43 sq mi (19.25 km²)
Land Area:	7.43 sq mi (19.25 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²) 0.0%
Total Population:	13,735
Population Density:	1,800/sq mi (710/km²)
ZIP code:	80751
Area code:	970
FIPS code:	0873935
GNISfeature ID:	0202901

Online Interactive Map

Sterling online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

Sterling location map. Where is Sterling city?

Sterling location on the U.S. Map. Where is Sterling city. — Sterling location on the U.S. Map.

Sterling location on the Colorado map. Where is Sterling city. — Location of Sterling in Colorado.

History

A post office called Sterling has been in operation since 1874. The community was named for Sterling, Illinois, the native home of a railroad official.

Sterling Road Map

Sterling city Satellite Map

Geography

Sterling is 128 miles (206 km) northeast of Denver, and is located on Interstate 76, on the ‘eastern plains’ of northeastern Colorado.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.43 square miles (19.2 km), all land.

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Sterling has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated “BSk” on climate maps.