Basalt, Colorado | |
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 Downtown Basalt with Basalt Mountain in the background | |
| Nickname: "The Heart of the Roaring Fork Valley" | |
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  Basalt Location of the Town of Basalt in the United States. | |
| Coordinates: 39°22′08″N 107°01′50″W / 39.36889°N 107.03056°W[2] | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Colorado |
| Counties | Eagle County[1] Pitkin County |
| Incorporated | August 26, 1901[3] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Home rule municipality[1] |
| • Mayor | David Knight |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.999 sq mi (5.178 km2) |
| • Land | 1.992 sq mi (5.158 km2) |
| • Water | 0.008 sq mi (0.020 km2) |
| Elevation | 6,611 ft (2,015 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 3,984 |
| • Density | 2,000/sq mi (800/km2) |
| • CSA | 134,774 |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 81621[5] |
| Area code | 970 |
| FIPS code | 08-04935 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2411665[2] |
| Highways |  SH 82 SH 82 |
| Website | www |
Basalt is a home rule municipality located in Eagle and Pitkin counties, Colorado, United States.[6] The town population was 3,984 at the 2020 United States Census with 2,917 residing in Eagle County and 1,067 residing in Pitkin County.[4] Basalt is a part of the Edwards-Glenwood Springs, CO Combined Statistical Area.
- ^ a b c "Active Colorado Municipalities". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Basalt, Colorado
- ^ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved August 18, 2007.
- ^ a b c "Decennial Census P.L. 94-171 Redistricting Data". United States Census Bureau, United States Department of Commerce. August 12, 2021. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
- ^ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. August 19, 2007. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on August 18, 2007. Retrieved August 19, 2007.
- ^ "Active Colorado Municipalities | Colorado Department of Local Affairs". dola.colorado.gov. Retrieved September 21, 2020.