Briggsdale Colorado Map

About Briggsdale, Colorado

Briggsdale is a locality in Weld County, Colorado, United States. It is a small community with a population of 88. The population density is 75.9 people per km². Briggsdale is located at 40.6347°N, 104.3269°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 80611.

Briggsdale rests on a wide plain where the earth stretches out, a canvas painted in shades of ochre and pale gold under a sky that feels impossibly vast. It lies 24.8 miles northeast of Greeley, CO (from Greeley, CO: bearing 54°T), and is situated 32.1 miles east-northeast of Windsor. The land here is a study in subtle undulation, a gentle rise and fall that catches the light in shifting patterns, hinting at the distant, snow-capped wall of the Front Range that serves as a constant, majestic horizon. In the dry, clean air, the scent of sun-baked earth and distant sagebrush is carried on the wind, a perpetual reminder of the arid interior continental climate. When autumn arrives, the scrub oak and hardy grasses ignite in a fleeting spectacle of russet and amber, a stark contrast to the stark, clean white that often blankets the landscape in winter, with the highest peaks of the mountains retaining their snow even into the midsummer months. The history of Briggsdale is as spare and enduring as the landscape it occupies, a place shaped by the grit and determination of early settlers who sought to carve a living from this unforgiving terrain. The local economy has long been tied to the land, with agriculture forming the backbone, the broad fields yielding crops that depend on the fickle grace of rain and sun. There are echoes of an older West here, not in grand monuments, but in the quiet resilience of the people, in the weathered barns and fences that stand as silent testaments to generations of labor. Life in Briggsdale moves at its own unhurried pace, dictated by the seasons and the enduring spirit of a community that has learned to thrive in its own unique corner of the high plains, a place where the clarity of the light at dusk seems to hold a particular, almost spiritual, beauty.

About This Briggsdale Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Briggsdale, Colorado — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.634705, -104.326895. 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 Briggsdale and Weld County.

Detailed location data for Briggsdale includes the ZIP code (80611), telephone area code (303, 720), county seat of Weld County (Greeley), and school district assignment (Briggsdale School District RE-10). 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 Briggsdale is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.