Central City, Colorado

Central City, Colorado
Home rule municipality[1]
The Teller House in Central City
The Teller House in Central City
Nickname: 
The Richest Square Mile on Earth
Location of Central City in Gilpin and Clear Creek counties, Colorado
Location of Central City in Gilpin and Clear Creek counties, Colorado
Central City is located in the United States
Central City
Central City
Location of Central City in the United States
Coordinates: 39°47′41″N 105°30′44″W / 39.79472°N 105.51222°W / 39.79472; -105.51222[2]
Country United States
State Colorado
CountyGilpin County[1]
Clear Creek County
Settled1859
IncorporatedJune 12, 1886[3]
Government
 • TypeHome rule municipality[4]
Area
[5]
 • Home rule municipality[1]5.5940 km2 (2.1599 sq mi)
 • Land5.5937 km2 (2.1597 sq mi)
 • Water0.0003 km2 (0.0001 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
2,649 m (8,691 ft)
Population
 (2020)[5]
 • Home rule municipality[1]779
 • Density139/km2 (361/sq mi)
 • Metro
2,963,821 (19th)
 • CSA
3,623,560 (17th)
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP Code
80427 (PO Box)[6]
Area code(s)Both 303 and 720
FIPS code08-12910
GNIS feature ID2409427[2]
Websitecentralcity.colorado.gov

Central City is a home rule municipality located in Gilpin and Clear Creek counties, Colorado, United States.[1] Central City is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Gilpin County.[7] The city population was 779, all in Gilpin County, at the 2020 United States census.[5] The city is a historic mining settlement founded in 1859 during the Pike's Peak Gold Rush and came to be known as the "Richest Square Mile on Earth". Central City and the adjacent city of Black Hawk form the federally designated Central City/Black Hawk Historic District. The city is now a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor.

  1. ^ a b c "Active Colorado Municipalities". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Central City, Colorado
  3. ^ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
  4. ^ "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Colorado Department of Local Affairs, Division of Local Government. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on September 3, 2007. Retrieved September 5, 2007.
  7. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.