Steamboat Springs, Colorado

Steamboat Springs, Colorado
Home rule municipality[1]
Downtown Steamboat Springs in May 2006 with the ski area in the background
Downtown Steamboat Springs in May 2006 with the ski area in the background
Flag of Steamboat Springs, Colorado
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Nickname: 
Ski Town USA
Location of the City of Steamboat Springs in Routt County, Colorado
Location of the City of Steamboat Springs in Routt County, Colorado
Steamboat Springs is located in Colorado
Steamboat Springs
Steamboat Springs
Location of the City of Steamboat Springs in Colorado
Steamboat Springs is located in the United States
Steamboat Springs
Steamboat Springs
Location of the City of Steamboat Springs in the United States
Coordinates: 40°30′17″N 106°49′36″W / 40.50472°N 106.82667°W / 40.50472; -106.82667
Country United States
State Colorado
CountyRoutt County[2]
CitySteamboat Springs[1]
IncorporatedJuly 19, 1900[3]
Government
 • TypeHome rule municipality[1]
Area
[4]
 • Total
9.90 sq mi (25.64 km2)
 • Land9.89 sq mi (25.61 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation
[5]
6,867 ft (2,093 m)
Population
 (2020)[6]
 • Total
13,224
 • Density1,300/sq mi (520/km2)
Time zoneUTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
ZIP Codes[7]
80477, 80487, 80488
Area code970
FIPS code08-73825
GNIS feature ID2411976[5]
WebsiteCity Website

Steamboat Springs is a home rule municipality that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Routt County, Colorado, United States.[8] The population was 13,224 at the 2020 census.[9] Steamboat Springs is the principal city of the Steamboat Springs Micropolitan Statistical Area, and it is the largest city in northwestern Colorado.

The city is a winter ski resort destination, including the Steamboat Ski Resort on Mount Werner in the Park Range just east of the town and the much smaller Howelsen Hill Ski Area. Steamboat Springs has produced more athletes for the Winter Olympics than any other town in North America.[10]

Steamboat Springs – known colloquially as "The Boat" – is located in the upper valley of the Yampa River, along U.S. Highway 40, just west of the Continental Divide and Rabbit Ears Pass. It is located approximately 150 miles northwest of Denver, and sits approximately 45 miles south of the Wyoming border.[11] It is served by Steamboat Springs Airport (general aviation) and commercial service at nearby Yampa Valley Airport.

  1. ^ a b c "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Colorado Department of Local Affairs, Division of Local Government. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  2. ^ "Colorado Counties". State of Colorado, Colorado Department of Local Affairs, Division of Local Government. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  3. ^ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
  4. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  5. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Steamboat Springs, Colorado
  6. ^ "Explore Census Data". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
  7. ^ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 4, 2010. Retrieved January 4, 2008.
  8. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  9. ^ United States Census Bureau. "Steamboat Springs city; Colorado". Retrieved April 20, 2023.
  10. ^ "The secret to Steamboat's Olympic success". Coloradoan. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
  11. ^ "Denver to Steamboat Springs". Denver to Steamboat Springs. Retrieved April 3, 2021.