Fountain, Colorado

Fountain, Colorado
Fountain, Colorado circa 1942
Fountain, Colorado circa 1942
Flag of Fountain, Colorado
Official seal of Fountain, Colorado
Motto: 
"Pure Colorado"
Location of the City of Fountain in El Paso County, Colorado.
Location of the City of Fountain in El Paso County, Colorado.
Coordinates: 38°41′20″N 104°40′58″W / 38.68889°N 104.68278°W / 38.68889; -104.68278
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountyEl Paso
Founded1859
IncorporatedApril 23, 1903[2]
Government
 • MayorSharon Thompson
Area
 • City22.367 sq mi (57.930 km2)
 • Land22.342 sq mi (57.865 km2)
 • Water0.025 sq mi (0.635 km2)
Elevation5,558 ft (1,694 m)
Population
 • City29,802
 • Estimate 
(2022)[6]
28,907
 • Density1,296/sq mi (500.5/km2)
 • Urban
632,494 (US: 66th)
 • Metro
768,832 (US: 79th)
 • Front Range
5,055,344
Time zoneUTC–7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC–6 (MDT)
ZIP Code
80817
Area code719
FIPS code08-27865
GNIS feature ID2410535[4]
Sales tax7.53%[7]
Major Routes
Websitefountaincolorado.org

The City of Fountain is a home rule municipality located in El Paso County, Colorado, United States. The population was 29,802 at the 2020 census.[5] Fountain is a part of the Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor.

Fountain is located 10 miles (16 km) south of downtown Colorado Springs and just east of Fort Carson. Fountain and the Colorado Springs suburbs Security and Widefield make up the "Fountain Valley" community.[8]

  1. ^ "Active Colorado Municipalities". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  2. ^ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
  3. ^ "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  4. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fountain, Colorado
  5. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2022 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "Fountain (CO) sales tax rate". Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  8. ^ "Fountain Valley Chamber of Commerce". chamber.fountaincolorado.org. Archived from the original on December 23, 2004. Retrieved January 13, 2022.