Elizabeth Colorado Map

About Elizabeth, Colorado

Elizabeth is a locality in Elbert County, Colorado, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,244. The population density is 306.0 people per km². Elizabeth is located at 39.3603°N, 104.5969°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 80107.

Elizabeth unfolds across a broad, high prairie where the land exhales a dry, clean air, a landscape sculpted by wind and the immense sweep of the sky. It lies 9.8 miles southeast of The Pinery, CO (from The Pinery, CO: bearing 132°T), and is situated 4.4 miles southeast of Ponderosa Park. To the west, the formidable wall of the Front Range rises, its peaks sometimes holding onto snow even in the heat of July, a stark, majestic backdrop against which the sun paints the clouds in hues of apricot and rose at dusk. The light here, at this altitude, possesses a peculiar clarity, a thin, bright quality that seems to sharpen the edges of the world and make the distant scrubland shimmer. In autumn, pockets of aspen ignite the hillsides with a fleeting, incandescent gold, a vibrant contrast to the prevailing muted tones of sage and tawny grass. Elizabeth carries the ghost of its Old West mining-town bones, a history that whispers in the weathered wood of older buildings and the sturdy, no-nonsense architecture that speaks of resilience. The local economy, once tied to the earth's buried treasures, now finds a different kind of sustenance, a quieter hum of agriculture and the steady influx of travelers drawn to the raw, untamed beauty of the region. The nearby rivers, though not as grand as some, run with a trout-bright clarity, offering a cool, liquid counterpoint to the arid plains. There's a particular rhythm to life in Elizabeth, an unhurried cadence that allows one to notice the subtle shifts of the weather, the slow crawl of clouds, and the deep, abiding silence of the plains.

About This Elizabeth Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Elizabeth, Colorado — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 39.360266, -104.596915. 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 Elizabeth and Elbert County.

Detailed location data for Elizabeth includes the ZIP code (80107), telephone area code (303, 720), county seat of Elbert County (Kiowa), and school district assignment (Elizabeth School District). 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 Elizabeth is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.