Rollinsville Colorado Map

About Rollinsville, Colorado

Rollinsville is a locality in Gilpin County, Colorado, United States. It is a small community with a population of 264. The population density is 80.4 people per km². Rollinsville is located at 39.9172°N, 105.5011°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 80474.

Rollinsville is a place where the high plains horizon surrenders to the formidable wall of the Front Range. It lies 14.0 miles west-southwest of Boulder, CO (from Boulder, CO: bearing 241°T), and is situated 6.6 miles west of Coal Creek. The air here, thin and remarkably clear at this altitude, carries the scent of pine and the faintest whisper of distant snow, a reminder of the peaks that even in high summer retain their white caps. The landscape itself is a rugged embrace, a confluence of arid plains giving way to the steep, pine-clad slopes that climb toward the sky. Aspen groves, particularly in September, ignite the mountainsides with a fleeting, brilliant gold, a stark contrast to the somber green of the evergreens and the gray granite that defines the very bones of the land. The South Boulder Creek, a ribbon of cold, clear water, tumbles through the valley, its trout-bright depths reflecting the immense, unblinking sky. The history of Rollinsville is etched into the very soil, a legacy born of the Old West mining boom. Though the veins of gold and silver are largely depleted, the spirit of those early prospectors still seems to linger in the dry, interior continental air. The local economy, once fueled by the arduous labor of extracting ore, has found a new rhythm, largely centered on the ebb and flow of tourism and the quiet sustenance drawn from the surrounding natural beauty. Travelers arrive seeking the wilder aspects of Colorado, drawn to the area's hiking trails, fishing streams, and the stark, unvarnished grandeur of the Rockies. There's a certain unhurried grace to life in Rollinsville, a sense that the land itself dictates the pace, a quiet deference to the immense geological forces that shaped this corner of the world.

About This Rollinsville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Rollinsville, Colorado — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 39.917209, -105.501108. 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 Rollinsville and Gilpin County.

Detailed location data for Rollinsville includes the ZIP code (80474), telephone area code (303, 720), county seat of Gilpin County (Central City), and school district assignment (Boulder Valley School District RE-2). 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 Rollinsville is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.