Cattle Creek, Colorado

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Cattle Creek, Colorado
Census-designated place
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Cattle Creek (bottom), State Highway 82, and part of the Roaring Fork Valley
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Location of the Cattle Creek CDP in Garfield County, Colorado.
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Cattle Creek
Location of Cattle Creek, Colorado.
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Cattle Creek
Cattle Creek (Colorado)
Coordinates: 39°27′30″N107°15′45″W / 39.4583°N 107.2626°W / 39.4583; -107.2626 (Cattle Creek, Colorado) [1]
Country United States
State Colorado
County Garfield [2]
Government
 • Type unincorporated community
 • Body Garfield County [2]
Area
[3]
 • Total
1.295 sq mi (3.355 km2)
 • Land1.295 sq mi (3.355 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0.000 km2)
Elevation
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6,040 ft (1,840 m)
Population
 (2020) [4]
 • Total
662
 • Density511/sq mi (197/km2)
Time zone UTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP code [5]
Glenwood Springs 81601
Area codes 970/748
GNIS pop ID 174822
GNIS CDP ID 2583221
FIPS code 08-12470

Cattle Creek is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) located in southeastern Garfield County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Rifle, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the Cattle Creek CDP was 662 at the United States Census 2020. [4] The Glenwood Springs post office (Zip Code 81601) serves the area. [5]

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Geography

The CDP is located in southeastern Garfield County along Colorado State Highway 82 in the valley of the Roaring Fork River. Cattle Creek, a tributary of the Roaring Fork, forms the southern edge of the CDP. Highway 82 leads north 7 miles (11 km) to Glenwood Springs, the county seat, and south 6 miles (10 km) to Carbondale.

The Cattle Creek CDP has an area of 829 acres (3.355 km2), all land. [3]

The community takes its name from Cattle Creek, a stream that flows through it. [1]

Demographics

Cattle Creek CDP, Colorado
YearPop.±%
2010 641—    
2020 662+3.3%
Source: United States Census Bureau

The United States Census Bureau initially defined the Cattle Creek CDP for the United States Census 2010.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Cattle Creek, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved June 4, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs . Retrieved June 4, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  4. 1 2 United States Census Bureau. "Cattle Creek CDP, Colorado" . Retrieved April 16, 2023.
  5. 1 2 "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service . Retrieved June 4, 2025.
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