Official Name: | Eldorado Springs, Colorado |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Pushpin Map: | USA |
Pushpin Label: | Eldorado Springs |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the Eldorado Springs CDP in the United States |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Colorado |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Boulder |
Government Type: | unincorporated community |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 6.696 |
Area Land Km2: | 6.692 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.004 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 559 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Timezone: | MST |
Utc Offset: | -7 |
Timezone Dst: | MDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
Coordinates: | 39.9406°N -105.2514°W |
Elevation Ft: | 5683 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code[3] |
Postal Code: | 80025 |
Area Codes: | 303 & 720 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 2408071 |
Eldorado Springs is an unincorporated community, a census-designated place (CDP) and a post office located in and governed by Boulder County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Boulder, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Eldorado Springs post office has the ZIP code 80025 (post office boxes).[3] At the 2020 United States census, the population of the Eldorado Springs CDP was 559.
Eldorado Canyon State Park, adjacent and upstream, is famous for its classic North-American climbing routes.
In 1916, future president Dwight Eisenhower and new bride Mamie Eisenhower celebrated their honeymoon in one of the cabins at the resort.[4] Also known for its good tasting spring water, "Eldorado Springs" bottled water is sold in stores around Colorado.
The Eldorado Springs CDP has an area of 6.696km2, including 0.004km2 of water.[1] To the southwest is Eldorado Mountain.
The United States Census Bureau initially defined the for the