Arapahoe Colorado Map

About Arapahoe, Colorado

Arapahoe is a locality in Cheyenne County, Colorado, United States. It is a small community with a population of 53. The population density is 100.2 people per km². Arapahoe is located at 38.8500°N, 102.1821°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 80802.

Arapahoe rests on a broad, sun-drenched plain where the North Fork Ladder Creek traces a silver thread through the landscape. It lies 93.3 miles northwest of Garden City, KS (from Garden City, KS: bearing 311°T), and is situated 31.9 miles south of Burlington. The land itself is a study in subtle contours, a vast expanse of grasses and hardy scrub that rises and falls with a quiet dignity, hinting at the distant, unseen wall of the Front Range. The air here possesses a rare clarity, a thin, crisp essence that carries the scent of dry earth and the faint, sweet perfume of wildflowers in their season. Even in high summer, a keen eye might catch the lingering memory of snow on the distant Rock Hill, a stark white against the endless blue of the Colorado sky. The history of Arapahoe is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring spirit of those who have worked this land. It is a place where the Old West still whispers in the bones of its structures, a testament to the pioneers who sought fortune and a new life here. The local economy, once perhaps tied to the extraction of earth's hidden treasures, now finds its pulse in the fertile fields that stretch towards the horizon, yielding crops that thrive under the generous sun. The North Fork Ladder Creek, more than just a waterway, is a lifeblood, a constant reminder of the preciousness of water in this arid interior, and a place where the quicksilver flash of trout can still be seen, a vibrant pulse in the quietude.

About This Arapahoe Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Arapahoe, Colorado — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 38.850007, -102.182128. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Arapahoe and Cheyenne County.

Detailed location data for Arapahoe includes the ZIP code (80802), telephone area code (970), county seat of Cheyenne County (Cheyenne Wells), and school district assignment (Cheyenne County School District RE-5). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Arapahoe is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.