Copper Mountain, Colorado

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Copper Mountain, Colorado
census-designated place
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Tucker Mountain at Copper Mountain Resort.
Summit County Colorado Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Copper Mountain Highlighted 0817150.svg
Location of the Copper Mountain CDP in Summit County, Colorado.
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Copper Mountain
Location of the Copper Mountain CDP, Colorado.
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Copper Mountain
Copper Mountain (Colorado)
Coordinates: 39°30′24″N106°08′32″W / 39.5067°N 106.1422°W / 39.5067; -106.1422 (Copper Mountain, Colorado) [1]
Country United States
State Colorado
County Summit [2]
Government
 • Type unincorporated community
 • Body Summit County [2]
Area
[3]
 • Total
32.058 sq mi (83.030 km2)
 • Land32.058 sq mi (83.030 km2)
 • Water0.000 sq mi (0.000 km2)
Elevation
[1]
9,695 ft (2,955 m)
Population
 (2020) [4]
 • Total
650
 • Density20/sq mi (7.8/km2)
Time zone UTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP code [5]
(Frisco) 80443
Area codes 970/748
GNIS place ID 196501
GNIS CDP ID 2583226
FIPS code 08-17150
Website https://www.coppercolorado.com/

Copper Mountain is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Summit County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Breckenridge, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the Copper Mountain CDP was 650 at the United States Census 2020. [4] The Copper Mountain Consolidated Metropolitan District provides services. The Frisco post office (Zip Code 80443) serves the area. [5] The Copper Mountain CDP includes the Copper Mountain Ski Resort and Copper Mountain village.

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History

Copper Mountain was originally named "Wheeler" for a local judge and developer. The Wheeler, Colorado, post office operated from April 1, 1880, until May 14, 1894. [6] The Town of Wheeler incorporated as a statutory town, but was declared abandoned in 2005. [a]

The Copper Mountain Ski Resort opened in 1972, and wished to change the former town's name. The naming question was settled by a decision from the Board on Geographic Names, which ruled in favor of "Copper Mountain" in 1977. [1] The Copper Mountain, Colorado, post office opened on September 8, 1977, but the Frisco, Colorado, post office (ZIP code 80443) now serves the area. [5]

Geography

Copper Mountain is located approximately 20 miles (32 km) north-northeast of Leadville in the White River National Forest.

At the 2020 United States Census, the Copper Mountain CDP had an area of 20,517 acres (83.030 km2), all land. [3]

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau initially defined the Copper Mountain CDP for the United States Census 2010.

Copper Mountain CDP, Colorado
YearPop.±%
2010 385—    
2020 650+68.8%
Source: United States Census Bureau

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Notes

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Copper Mountain". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved July 26, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs . Retrieved July 26, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  4. 1 2 United States Census Bureau. "Copper Mountain CDP, Colorado" . Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  5. 1 2 3 "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service . Retrieved July 26, 2025.
  6. ↑ Bauer, William H.; Ozment, James L.; Willard, John H. (1990). Colorado Post Offices 1859–1989. Golden, Colorado: Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation. ISBN   0-918654-42-4.
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