Julesburg Colorado Map

About Julesburg, Colorado

Julesburg is a locality in Sedgwick County, Colorado, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,181. The population density is 304.6 people per km². Julesburg is located at 40.9883°N, 102.2644°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 80737.

Julesburg rests on the eastern edge of Colorado, where the vast, flat plains begin their gentle swell towards the distant, snow-capped ramparts of the Front Range. It lies 55.3 miles east-northeast of Sterling, CO (from Sterling, CO: bearing 63°T), and is situated 30.0 miles west-southwest of Ogallala. The sky here is an immense canvas, often a piercing, cloudless blue that sharpens the edges of the landscape, lending a clarity to the sparse vegetation and the meandering lines of irrigation ditches that crisscross the fields. In late afternoon, the sun sinks with a slow, deliberate grace, casting long, honeyed shadows that stretch and distort across the dry earth, a daily spectacle of light and shadow on a grand scale. The air itself, thin and dry at this altitude, carries the scent of dust and sun-baked soil, a subtle perfume of the high plains. The history of Julesburg is inextricably linked to the relentless westward expansion, a place that once served as a vital stagecoach station and later a railroad hub, its very name echoing the ambition and rough-and-tumble spirit of its early days. Though the grander ambitions of a booming frontier town have long since settled into the quieter hum of agricultural life, the echoes of that past can still be felt in the sturdy, unpretentious architecture and the resilient spirit of its inhabitants. Today, the economy of Julesburg is rooted in the fertile soil and the ceaseless flow of water from the South Platte River, supporting fields of corn and sugar beets that paint the landscape in broad strokes of green and gold. It's a place where the present is built upon the foundation of a hard-won past, a quiet testament to endurance on the open plains.

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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Julesburg, Colorado — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.988326, -102.264352. 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 Julesburg and Sedgwick County.

Detailed location data for Julesburg includes the ZIP code (80737), telephone area code (970), county seat of Sedgwick County (Julesburg), and school district assignment (Julesburg School District RE-1). 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 Julesburg is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.