Tall Timber

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Tall Timber

Total population

382

Median home value

$1,086,200

84%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$203,110

Tall Timber$203k

National$74k

Elevation6400 m

Land area1.49 km²

Weather50°F · Mostly Clear

Coordinates40.02°, -105.35°

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

Tall Timber is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Boulder County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Boulder, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the Tall Timber CDP was 185 at the United States Census 2020. The Boulder post office serves the area.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Tall Timber, CO from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Notable people from here

Arleigh Burke

United States Navy admiral and Navy Cross recipient (1901–1996)

Kristin Davis

American actress (born 1965)

Edward Lawrie Tatum

US genetics scientist (1909-1975)

J

John Fante

1909–1983; American novelist, short story writer and screenwriter of Italian descent

H

Harl McDonald

American conductor

Jello Biafra

American singer and activist (born 1958)

Scott Carpenter

American test pilot, astronaut and aquanaut (1925–2013)

Taylor Phinney

American racing cyclist

Jonathan Vaughters

American racing cyclist and team manager

H

Harold Camping

American doomsday prophet (1921-2013)

D

Donald C. Spencer

American mathematician (1912-2001)

Timothy Duggan

Road racing cyclist

P

Paula Smith

American tennis player

Blake Caldwell

American racing cyclist

Carolyn Cole

American photojournalist (born 1961)

Betty MacDonald

American writer (1907–1958)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Colorado

• Seven Hills
  1.6 mi away
• Mountain Meadows
  1.9 mi away
• Crisman
  2.3 mi away
• Pine Brook Hill
  2.8 mi away
• Sugarloaf
  3.1 mi away
• Sunshine
  3.5 mi away
• Gold Hill
  4.8 mi away
• Lazy Acres
  4.9 mi away
• Glendale
  5.1 mi away
• St. Ann Highlands
  5.9 mi away
• Bonanza Mountain Estates
  7.4 mi away
• Eldorado Springs
  7.5 mi away

Browse all places in Colorado →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Tall Timber

What I Saw In California

Edwin Bryant · 1848

The Story of The Committee of 300

John Coleman · 2000

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Moonshine, Albany, Wyoming
  Wildfires · 2026-09-07 · 134 mi
• Wildfire 310, Garfield, Colorado
  Wildfires · 2026-08-06 · 145 mi
• Wildfire Cold Springs, Converse, Wyoming
  Wildfires · 2026-08-10 · 187 mi
• Wildfire Swiss Roll, Archuleta, Colorado
  Wildfires · 2026-08-20 · 198 mi
• Wildfire Post, Las Animas, Colorado
  Wildfires · 2026-08-11 · 209 mi
• Wildfire Rio Blanco, Archuleta, Colorado
  Wildfires · 2026-07-28 · 218 mi
• Wildfire Sheep Pen, Las Animas, Colorado
  Wildfires · 2026-08-12 · 232 mi
• Wildfire LAUGHLIN, Colfax, New Mexico
  Wildfires · 2026-08-25 · 246 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).