Silver Plume, Colorado

Town of Silver Plume, Colorado
Train station in Silver Plume
Train station in Silver Plume
Location of Silver Plume in Clear Creek County, Colorado.
Location of Silver Plume in Clear Creek County, Colorado.
Coordinates: 39°41′45″N 105°43′35″W / 39.69583°N 105.72639°W / 39.69583; -105.72639
Country United States
State State of Colorado
County[1]Clear Creek County
IncorporatedSeptember 24, 1880[1]
Government
 • TypeStatutory Town[1]
Area
 • Total
0.68 km2 (0.26 sq mi)
 • Land0.67 km2 (0.26 sq mi)
 • Water0.01 km2 (0.00 sq mi)
Elevation2,779 m (9,118 ft)
Population
 • Total
207
 • Density300/km2 (800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code[5]
80476
Area code(s)Both 303 and 720
FIPS code08-70360
GNIS feature ID2413287[3]
Websitesilverplumetown.com/home/

Silver Plume is a Statutory Town located in Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States. Silver Plume is a former silver mining camp along Clear Creek in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. The federally designated Georgetown-Silver Plume Historic District comprises Silver Plume, the neighboring town of Georgetown, and the Georgetown Loop Historic Mining & Railroad Park between the two towns.

The town population was 207 at the 2020 census.[4] The Silver Plume Post Office has the ZIP code 80476.[5]

  1. ^ a b c "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs, Division of Local Government. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
  2. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  3. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Silver Plume, Colorado
  4. ^ a b United States Census Bureau. "Silver Plume town; Colorado". Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  5. ^ a b "ZIP Code Lookup" (JavaScript/HTML). United States Postal Service. May 25, 2007. Retrieved May 25, 2007.