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Winter Park
Coloradotown
Winter Park
Total population
844
Median home value
$775,300
Bachelor's+
Median income
$68,828
Founded
1978
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
Winter Park is a home rule municipality in Grand County, Colorado, United States. The permanent population was 1,033 at the 2020 census, although with 2,850 housing units within the town limits the seasonal population can be much higher.
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Geography
Winter Park is located in southeastern Grand County at the southern end of the Fraser Valley. It is bordered to the north by the town of Fraser. U.S. Route 40 passes through the town, leading south and east over Berthoud Pass to Denver and northwest to Granby. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of . Its elevation ranges from approximately above sea level, and is considered sub-alpine country. It is snow-covered for about six months a year. Although the town center is at about above sea level, Winter Park, using administrative boundaries as a measure, became the highest incorporated town in the United States after the July 2006 annexation of of Winter Park Resort to allow new on-mountain improvements. This claim is disputed since Winter Park has no residences above , while contiguous residential neighborhoods in Leadville, Colorado, extend to and in Alma, Colorado, to , and Alma's town center is at . According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Winter Park has a subarctic climate, abbreviated "Dfc" on climate maps.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
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 Winter Park, 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) · Aves3,618
- American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves3,028
- Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves2,295
- Broad-tailed HummingbirdSelasphorus platycercus (Swainson, 1827) · Aves2,226
- American RobinTurdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves2,117
- Steller's JayCyanocitta stelleri (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves2,031
- Black-billed MagpiePica hudsonia (Sabine, 1823) · Aves1,953
- Common RavenCorvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1,858
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Fraser Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · FRASER · 256 students · 12.2:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.7 — 2025-11-3015 km SSW of Walden, Colorado
- M 2.7 — 2025-06-137 km SE of Erie, Colorado
- M 2.5 — 2020-10-242 km ESE of Georgetown, Colorado
- M 2.6 — 2018-07-0317 km SW of Walden, Colorado
- M 2.7 — 2018-06-2116 km SSW of Walden, Colorado
- M 2.7 — 2011-08-1211 km WNW of McCoy, 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
- Fraser3.3 mi away · pop. 1,405
- Tabernash7.7 mi away
- Rollinsville14.6 mi away · pop. 264
- Granby14.8 mi away · pop. 2,270
- Nederland15.8 mi away · pop. 1,655
- Bonanza Mountain Estates17.4 mi away
- Montezuma21 mi away
- Hot Sulphur Springs21.7 mi away
- Silverthorne22.2 mi away
- Gold Hill23 mi away · pop. 178
- Mountain Meadows23.5 mi away
- Pine Valley23.5 mi away · pop. 392
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 Winter Park
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire 310, Garfield, ColoradoWildfires · 2026-08-06 · 121 mi
- Wildfire Moonshine, Albany, WyomingWildfires · 2026-09-07 · 145 mi
- Wildfire Swiss Roll, Archuleta, ColoradoWildfires · 2026-08-20 · 181 mi
- Wildfire Cold Springs, Converse, WyomingWildfires · 2026-08-10 · 197 mi
- Wildfire Rio Blanco, Archuleta, ColoradoWildfires · 2026-07-28 · 201 mi
- Wildfire Post, Las Animas, ColoradoWildfires · 2026-08-11 · 207 mi
- Wildfire Slough Canyon, Grand, UtahWildfires · 2026-08-15 · 223 mi
- Wildfire Sheep Pen, Las Animas, ColoradoWildfires · 2026-08-12 · 236 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET