Comanche Creek Colorado Map

About Comanche Creek, Colorado

Comanche Creek is a locality in Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States. It is a small community with a population of 283. The population density is 6.9 people per km². Comanche Creek is located at 39.6150°N, 104.3268°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 80136.

Comanche Creek, Colorado, lies where the vast, sun-bleached expanse of the high plains begins its slow, determined climb towards the jagged teeth of the Front Range. It lies 24.1 miles east-northeast of Parker, CO (from Parker, CO: bearing 74°T), and is situated 8.5 miles south of Strasburg. The land here is a study in muted ochres and pale greens, a landscape sculpted by wind and a fierce, dry air that carries the scent of sage and distant pine. The creek itself, a ribbon of cool, clear water, carves a hesitant path through the arid terrain, its banks lined with hardy cottonwoods that offer a meager, but welcome, shade during the relentless midday sun. In autumn, these trees ignite in a fleeting blaze of gold, a stark contrast to the stoic, enduring gray of the surrounding rocks and scrub. The history of Comanche Creek is etched not in grand monuments, but in the very bones of the place, remnants of a boom-and-bust mining era that has long since faded. The economy, now a quieter affair, relies on the patient bounty of the land—a few ranches that graze cattle on the sparse grasses, and the persistent allure of trout fishing in the creek’s cold depths. Travelers often find themselves drawn to the quality of the light here, especially at dusk, when the sky bleeds into shades of bruised violet and fiery orange, casting long, dramatic shadows that deepen the sense of an untamed wilderness. This is a place that whispers of resilience, where the past is a constant, silent presence, and the present is shaped by the enduring, elemental forces of sky and earth.

About This Comanche Creek Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Comanche Creek, Colorado — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 39.615, -104.3268. 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 Comanche Creek and Arapahoe County.

Detailed location data for Comanche Creek includes the ZIP code (80136), telephone area code (303, 720), county seat of Arapahoe County (Littleton), and school district assignment (Strasburg School District 31J). 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 Comanche Creek is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.