Gunnison, Colorado

Not to be confused with Gunnison County, Colorado.

Gunnison, Colorado
Home rule municipality[1]
Storefronts along Main Street in Gunnison.
Storefronts along Main Street in Gunnison.
Motto: 
"Base Camp of the Rocky Mountains"
Location of the City of Gunnison in Gunnison County, Colorado.
Location of the City of Gunnison in Gunnison County, Colorado.
Gunnison is located in the United States
Gunnison
Gunnison
Location of the City of Gunnison in the United States.
Coordinates: 38°32′53″N 106°55′29″W / 38.54806°N 106.92472°W / 38.54806; -106.92472
Country United States
State Colorado
CountyGunnison County[1]
IncorporatedMarch 1, 1880[2]
Named forJohn W. Gunnison
Government
 • TypeHome Rule Municipality[1]
 • MayorDiego Plata[citation needed]
 • City ManagerAmanda Wilson[citation needed]
 • State RepresentativeMarc Catlin[citation needed]
Area
[3]
 • Total4.849 sq mi (12.558 km2)
 • Land4.849 sq mi (12.558 km2)
 • Water0.000 sq mi (0.000 km2)
Elevation
[4]
7,710 ft (2,350 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total6,560
 • Density1,353/sq mi (522/km2)
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP codes[5]
81230-81231 and 81247
Area code970
FIPS code08-33640
GNIS feature ID2410674[4]
Websitewww.gunnisonco.gov

Gunnison is a home rule municipality that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Gunnison County, Colorado.[1][6] The city population was 6,560 at the 2020 United States Census.[3] The city was named in honor of John W. Gunnison, a United States Army officer who surveyed for a transcontinental railroad in 1853.[7] Gunnison is a college town, home to Western Colorado University.

  1. ^ a b c d "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. ^ a b c "Decennial Census P.L. 94-171 Redistricting Data". United States Census Bureau, United States Department of Commerce. August 12, 2021. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
  4. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gunnison, Colorado
  5. ^ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 4, 2010. Retrieved September 28, 2007.
  6. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  7. ^ "History of Gunnison". Archived from the original on October 28, 2011. Retrieved November 7, 2011.