Estes Park, Colorado | |
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Town of Estes Park[1] | |
Location of the Town of Estes Park in the United States. | |
Coordinates: 40°22′38″N 105°31′32″W / 40.377117°N 105.525514°W[2] | |
Country | United States |
State | Colorado |
County | Larimer[1] |
Settled | 1859 |
Incorporated | April 17, 1917[3] |
Government | |
• Type | Statutory town[1] |
• Mayor | Wendy Koenig-Schuett |
Area | |
• Total | 6.897 sq mi (17.862 km2) |
• Land | 6.822 sq mi (17.668 km2) |
• Water | 0.075 sq mi (0.194 km2) |
Elevation | 7,522 ft (2,293 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 5,904 |
• Density | 865/sq mi (334/km2) |
• Metro | 359,066 (151st) |
• Front Range | 5,055,344 |
Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
ZIP Codes[5] | 80517 |
Area code | 970 |
FIPS code | 08-25115 |
GNIS feature ID | 0204674 |
Website | estespark |
Estes Park (/ˈɛstɪs/) is a statutory town in Larimer County, Colorado, United States.[1] The town population was 5,904 at the 2020 United States Census.[4] Estes Park is a part of the Fort Collins, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor. A popular summer resort and the location of the headquarters for Rocky Mountain National Park, Estes Park lies along the Big Thompson River. Landmarks include The Stanley Hotel and The Baldpate Inn. The town overlooks Lake Estes and Olympus Dam.