Rollinsville, Colorado

Rollinsville, Colorado
Census-designated place (CDP)

Businesses along State Highway 119 in Rollinsville
Rollinsville, Colorado

Location within the state of Colorado

Location in Gilpin County and the state of Colorado
Coordinates: 39°54′59″N 105°30′03″W / 39.91639°N 105.50083°W / 39.91639; -105.50083Coordinates: 39°54′59″N 105°30′03″W / 39.91639°N 105.50083°W / 39.91639; -105.50083
Country  United States
State  Colorado
County Gilpin County[1]
Elevation[1] 8,474 ft (2,583 m)
Time zone MST (UTC-7)
 • Summer (DST) MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP code[2] 80474
GNIS feature ID 0202787

Rollinsville is a census-designated place and a U.S. Post Office located in Gilpin County, Colorado, United States. It is located in the mountains southwest of the city of Boulder, on the flank of a hill above South Boulder Creek along State Highway 119 between Nederland and Black Hawk. It consists of a small cluster of residences and several businesses at the terminus of the road leading westward up to Rollins Pass at the summit of the Front Range. The population as of the 2010 Census was 181.[3] The Rollinsville Post Office has the ZIP Code 80474.[2]

Geography

Rollinsville is located at 39°54′59″N 105°30′03″W / 39.91639°N 105.50083°W / 39.91639; -105.50083 (39.916320,-105.500851).

Rollinsville was established by John Q. A. Rollins, a prominent mining executive in Gilpin County in the 1860s and 1870s.

South Fork Boulder Creek flows just south of the town. The creek follows the railroad tracks into a small canyon and emerges near the Boulder/Gilpin county border before flowing through Pinecliffe, Colorado.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. 1 2 "ZIP Code Lookup" (JavaScript/HTML). United States Postal Service. January 2, 2007. Retrieved January 2, 2007.
  3. ↑ Colorado Trend Report 2: State and Complete Places (Sub-state 2010 Census Data). Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed 2011-02-25.
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