Otis Colorado Map

About Otis, Colorado

Otis is a locality in Washington County, Colorado, United States. It is a small community with a population of 521. The population density is 543.8 people per km². Otis is located at 40.1489°N, 102.9630°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 80743.

Otis rests where the high plains begin their patient, almost imperceptible rise toward the formidable wall of the Front Range. It lies 35.4 miles south-southeast of Sterling, CO (from Sterling, CO: bearing 159°T), and is situated 12.7 miles west of Yuma. The landscape here is one of broad, open skies that seem to stretch to infinity, punctuated by the skeletal outlines of cottonwood trees along the infrequent waterways. The air, thin and clear from this altitude, carries the scent of dry earth and distant pine, a constant reminder of the immense, untamed spaces that surround the settlement. Even in the height of summer, the snow-capped peaks of the mountains stand as a stark, beautiful sentinel, a promise of cooler air and a different world just a determined journey away. The history of Otis is written in the weathered wood and sun-bleached paint of its Old West mining-town bones, a legacy of boom and bust that still whispers on the prairie wind. Though the mines themselves may have long since fallen silent, the spirit of resilience and self-reliance endures, anchoring the local economy. Today, the lifeblood of Otis flows not from ore, but from the rich, dark soil that yields its crops under that vast Colorado sky, and from the crisp, trout-bright rivers that thread through the surrounding terrain, offering a different kind of bounty. Travelers passing through often remark on the quiet dignity of the place, the unhurried pace of life that feels a world away from the clamor of larger cities, a characteristic that has become as distinctive to Otis as the distant, snow-kissed mountains.

About This Otis Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Otis, Colorado — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.148872, -102.962993. 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 Otis and Washington County.

Detailed location data for Otis includes the ZIP code (80743), telephone area code (970), county seat of Washington County (Akron), and school district assignment (Otis School District R-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 Otis is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.