Georgetown, Colorado
Georgetown is the territorial charter municipality that is the county seat of Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 1,118 at the 2020 United States Census. The former silver mining camp along Clear Creek in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains was established in 1859 during the Pike's Peak Gold Rush. The federally designated Georgetown-Silver Plume Historic District comprises Georgetown, the neighboring town of Silver Plume, and the Georgetown Loop Historic Mining & Railroad Park between the two towns. The Georgetown Post Office has the ZIP code 80444.
Georgetown, Colorado | |
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Georgetown as seen from Interstate 70. | |
Location of the Town of Georgetown in Clear Creek County, Colorado. | |
Georgetown Location of the Town of Georgetown in the United States. | |
| Coordinates: 39°42′45″N 105°41′45″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Clear Creek County |
| Established | 1859 |
| Incorporated | November 16, 1885 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Territorial Charter Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.098 sq mi (2.845 km2) |
| • Land | 0.997 sq mi (2.583 km2) |
| • Water | 0.101 sq mi (0.262 km2) |
| Elevation | 8,521 ft (2,597 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 1,118 |
| • Density | 1,121/sq mi (433/km2) |
| • Metro | 2,963,821 (19th) |
| • CSA | 3,623,560 (17th) |
| • Front Range | 5,055,344 |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 80444 |
| Area code(s) | Both 303 and 720 |
| FIPS code | 08-29735 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0181892 |
| Highways | I-70 |
| Website | www |
The only surviving Colorado Territorial Charter Municipality | |
The town sits at an elevation of 8,530 feet (2,600 m) above sea level, nestled in the mountains near the upper end of the valley of Clear Creek in the mountains west of Denver along Interstate 70. Although population was only about 1,000 at the 2010 census, the town was a historic center of the mining industry in Colorado during the late 19th century, earning the nickname the "Silver Queen of Colorado". It has evolved into a lively historical summer tourist center today with many preserved structures from the heyday of the Colorado Silver Boom. The town stretches roughly north–south along Clear Creek, hemmed in by the mountains, with the historic downtown located at the southern (upper) end and modern development located at the northern (lower) end of town. Georgetown is now a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor.