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Florissant
ColoradoCDP
Florissant
Total population
192
Median home value
$0
Bachelor's+
Median income
$96,173
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Florissant is an unincorporated community, a post office, and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Teller County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Florissant post office has the ZIP Code 80816. At the United States Census 2020, the population of the Florissant CDP was 128, while the population of the 80816 ZIP Code Tabulation Area was 5,180 including adjacent areas.
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History
The Florissant, Colorado Territory, post office opened on November 20, 1872. Florissant, Colorado, was named after Florissant, Missouri, the hometown of Judge James Castello, an early settler. The word florissant is the gerund of the French verb fleurir, which roughly means to flourish, to flower, or to blossom.
Geography
Florissant is located in western Teller County immediately north of Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument. At the 2020 United States Census, the Florissant CDP had an area of , all of it land. }}
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Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Florissant, CO from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Mountain ChickadeePoecile gambeli (Ridgway, 1886) · Aves3,388
- Common RavenCorvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves3,136
- Steller's JayCyanocitta stelleri (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves2,862
- Pygmy NuthatchSitta pygmaea Vigors, 1839 · Aves2,664
- American RobinTurdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves2,538
- American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves2,434
- Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves2,340
- Northern FlickerColaptes auratus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves2,320
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3 — 2025-10-1711 km NNE of Black Forest, Colorado
- M 2.5 — 2021-06-2619 km WNW of Cañon City, Colorado
- M 2.5 — 2020-10-242 km ESE of Georgetown, Colorado
- M 3.6 — 2017-11-304 km NNW of Coaldale, Colorado
- M 2.9 — 2016-08-2416 km ENE of Beulah Valley, Colorado
- M 2.6 — 2013-09-246 km NNE of Cotopaxi, Colorado
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Colorado
- Midland10 mi away · pop. 182
- Woodland Park12.9 mi away · pop. 7,949
- Cripple Creek14.8 mi away
- Manitou Springs21.1 mi away · pop. 4,735
- Gleneagle25.8 mi away · pop. 6,440
- Perry Park27.8 mi away · pop. 1,570
- Hartsel28 mi away
- Colorado Springs28.9 mi away · pop. 493,540
- Rock Creek Park29.7 mi away · pop. 97
- Stratmoor30 mi away · pop. 5,412
- Black Forest33.8 mi away
- Cañon City34.9 mi away · pop. 17,122
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Florissant
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire Swiss Roll, Archuleta, ColoradoWildfires · 2026-08-20 · 135 mi
- Wildfire Post, Las Animas, ColoradoWildfires · 2026-08-11 · 137 mi
- Wildfire 310, Garfield, ColoradoWildfires · 2026-08-06 · 148 mi
- Wildfire Sheep Pen, Las Animas, ColoradoWildfires · 2026-08-12 · 169 mi
- Wildfire LAUGHLIN, Colfax, New MexicoWildfires · 2026-08-25 · 173 mi
- Wildfire Rabbit Ear East, Union, New MexicoWildfires · 2026-08-24 · 205 mi
- Wildfire Moonshine, Albany, WyomingWildfires · 2026-09-07 · 208 mi
- Wildfire Frijoles, Santa Fe, New MexicoWildfires · 2026-08-05 · 212 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET