Fleming Colorado Map

About Fleming, Colorado

Fleming is a locality in Logan County, Colorado, United States. It is a small community with a population of 614. The population density is 471.9 people per km². Fleming is located at 40.6800°N, 102.8394°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 80728.

Fleming rests under a vast, high-plains sky where the horizon stretches out, a clean, unbroken line that eventually meets the distant, bruised purple wall of the Front Range. It lies 19.7 miles east of Sterling, CO (from Sterling, CO: bearing 79°T), and is situated 32.8 miles south-southeast of Sidney. The landscape here is an ode to the open, a canvas of shortgrass prairie that rolls with a subtle, almost imperceptible swell, punctuated by the occasional hardy cottonwood or tenacious juniper. The air, thin and clear at this altitude, carries a dry, continental crispness, a constant reminder of the immense distances that surround Fleming. In September, the aspens on the higher slopes, visible as a shimmer on the distant mountains, erupt into a fleeting, brilliant gold, a vibrant counterpoint to the muted earth tones of the plains. Even in the height of summer, the snow-capped peaks remain, a stark white against the boundless blue. The bones of Fleming, like many of its neighbors, speak of a history tied to the Old West, a time of hardy settlers and the promise of the land. Though the boomtown frenzy has long since subsided, a quiet resilience characterizes the local economy, still tethered to the agricultural rhythms of the surrounding ranches and farms. The faint scent of drying hay or freshly tilled earth often drifts through the air, a testament to the enduring connection to the soil. While no trout-bright rivers run through Fleming itself, the memory of water, of the lifeblood that carves canyons and sustains distant valleys, is carried in the very dryness of the air, a constant, subtle longing in the vast, open country.

About This Fleming Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Fleming, Colorado — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.679991, -102.839363. 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 Fleming and Logan County.

Detailed location data for Fleming includes the ZIP code (80728), telephone area code (970), county seat of Logan County (Sterling), and school district assignment (Frenchman School District RE-3). 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 Fleming is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.