Colorado Springs, Colorado

About Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, CO is a big city located in central Colorado counting 493,554 people who proudly call it home. It ranks as the 2nd largest city in Colorado and the 40th largest in the entire United States.

Officially, Colorado Springs is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 202.09 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 2,442 residents per square mile.

📰 Colorado Springs News Today

• Bear dies after becoming trapped inside car in Colorado Springs CBS News · Aug 18
• Reminder to lock vehicles issued after black bear found dead inside Colorado Springs car KRDO · Aug 18
• Bear dies in Colorado Springs while trapped in vehicle Colorado Springs Gazette · Aug 18
• CPW reminds the public to lock cars after bear dies inside vehicle in Colorado Springs KKTV · Aug 18
• CPW finds bear dead in Colorado Springs car Yahoo · Aug 18

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Colorado Springs Unique

• One of the 5 largest cities in Colorado (#2 statewide).
• Ranked #40 in the United States by population.
• The only place in America named Colorado Springs — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Unusually large footprint: 202.09 sq mi of land — bigger than many US counties' seats.

Why People Love It Here

• Full urban amenities: dining, healthcare, education, and employment in one place.
• Serious economic gravity — one of the region's employment and cultural hubs.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Colorado Springs

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Colorado Springs

• 7 Brew Coffee — coffee shop (café)
• Ambli Global Cuisine
• Applebee's — american
• Arelita Authentic Cuban Food — caribbean
• Ascent Restaurant — american
• Atomic Cowboy — breakfast
• Awi Sushi — sushi
• BJ's — american
• BLK MGK Coffee — breakfast (café)
• Bambino's Urban Pizzeria — pizza

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• American Numismatic & Money Museum · Museum
• Angie Tingle Studio & Gallery · Art gallery
• Art Gallery of the Rockies · Art gallery
• Chuck E. Cheese
• Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center · Museum
• Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum · Museum
• Continuum — the Julie Penrose Fountain
• McAllister House Museum · Museum
• Rocky Mountain Motorcycle Museum · Museum
• U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Colorado Springs

• Wagner Park reviews ★
• Acacia Park reviews ★
• Alamo Square Park reviews ★
• America the Beautiful Park reviews ★
• Antlers Park reviews ★
• Apple Orchard reviews ★
• Audubon Park reviews ★
• Betty Krouse Park reviews ★
• Bonforte Park reviews ★
• Boulder Crescent Park reviews ★
• Boulder Park reviews ★
• Brave Eagle Pocket Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Colorado Springs

• Ascend College Prep
• Challenger Middle School
• Colorado Early Colleges Colorado Springs
• Colorado International Language Academy
• Colorado Military Academy
• Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind
• Colorado Springs Charter Academy
• Coperni 2
• Coperni 3
• Edith Wolford Elementary School
• Mountain Song Community School
• Orton Academy
• Spring Creek Youth Services Center
• Thomas MacLaren State Charter School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Uch-Memorial Health System ★★★★ (4/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
• Centura Health-Penrose St Francis Health Services ★★★ (3/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
• Uchealth Grandview Hospital · 24/7 ER
• St Francis Hospital - Interquest · 24/7 ER
• Children'S Hospital Colorado - Colorado Springs · 24/7 ER · Childrens
• Cedar Springs Hospital · 24/7 ER · Psychiatric
• Peak View Behavioral Health · 24/7 ER · Psychiatric

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Colorado Springs

🏘️ Nearby Communities