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Rollinsville
ColoradoCDP
Rollinsville
Total population
264
Median home value
$0
Bachelor's+
Median income
$0
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
Rollinsville is a census-designated place (CDP) and post office in and governed by Gilpin County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Rollinsville post office has the ZIP Code 80474. At the United States Census 2020, the population of the Rollinsville CDP was 194.
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History
The Rollinsville Post Office has been in operation since 1871. The community was named for John Q. A. Rollins, a prominent mining executive in Gilpin County in the 1860s and 1870s.
Geography
Rollinsville is located in the mountains southwest of the city of Boulder, on the flank of a hill above South Boulder Creek along State Highway 119 between Nederland and Black Hawk. It consists of a small cluster of residences and several businesses at the terminus of the road leading westward up to Rollins Pass at the summit of the Front Range. The South Boulder Creek flows just south of the town. The creek follows the railroad tracks into a small canyon and emerges near the Boulder/Gilpin county border before flowing through Pinecliffe. The Rollinsville CDP has an area of , all land. Pickle Gulch has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb), bordering on a subalpine climate (Köppen Dfc).
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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
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves9,519
- Steller's JayCyanocitta stelleri (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves9,497
- Mountain ChickadeePoecile gambeli (Ridgway, 1886) · Aves9,446
- American RobinTurdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves8,808
- Broad-tailed HummingbirdSelasphorus platycercus (Swainson, 1827) · Aves7,934
- Black-billed MagpiePica hudsonia (Sabine, 1823) · Aves7,556
- Common RavenCorvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves7,196
- Northern FlickerColaptes auratus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves6,613
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.7 — 2025-06-137 km SE of Erie, Colorado
- M 2.5 — 2020-10-242 km ESE of Georgetown, Colorado
- M 2.9 — 2019-03-307 km NE of Greeley, Colorado
- M 3 — 2016-11-068 km ENE of Greeley, Colorado
- M 2.7 — 2016-11-068 km ENE of Greeley, Colorado
- M 2.6 — 2016-08-232 km SSE of Eaton, Colorado
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Colorado
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 Rollinsville
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire 310, Garfield, ColoradoWildfires · 2026-08-06 · 135 mi
- Wildfire Moonshine, Albany, WyomingWildfires · 2026-09-07 · 141 mi
- Wildfire Swiss Roll, Archuleta, ColoradoWildfires · 2026-08-20 · 188 mi
- Wildfire Cold Springs, Converse, WyomingWildfires · 2026-08-10 · 194 mi
- Wildfire Post, Las Animas, ColoradoWildfires · 2026-08-11 · 205 mi
- Wildfire Rio Blanco, Archuleta, ColoradoWildfires · 2026-07-28 · 209 mi
- Wildfire Sheep Pen, Las Animas, ColoradoWildfires · 2026-08-12 · 231 mi
- Wildfire Slough Canyon, Grand, UtahWildfires · 2026-08-15 · 238 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
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET