Coal Creek, Colorado

About Coal Creek

Set in the southern part of Colorado, Coal Creek is a tiny community, home to 368 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Coal Creek holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 1.19 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 309 residents per square mile.

📰 Coal Creek News Today

• Coal Creek Study Area Jefferson County · Sep 24
• Coal Creek, Jefferson County Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 26
• Coal Creek heads to Little League regionals Axios · Aug 5
• Colorado has never reached the Little League World Series. Can Lafayette’s Coal Creek change that? Boulder Daily Camera · Aug 7
• Strong winds create dust clouds at Coal Creek Canyon 9News · Mar 12

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What Makes Coal Creek Unique

• Positioned in southern Colorado, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Colorado — one of 482 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 3 miles.

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