Platteville, Colorado

About Platteville

Platteville is a small town in northern Colorado counting 2,904 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, Platteville is an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 3.36 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 864 residents per square mile.

📰 Platteville News Today

• Platteville Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 26
• Platteville residents say frequent Xcel Energy outages have become routine as summer heat intensifies 9News · Jul 21
• One million pound combustion turbine to be moved through Northern Colorado, traffic disruptions projected Saturday CBS News · Mar 13
• Why does Colorado have 33,000 pounds of nuclear waste decaying outside of Denver? And other nuclear power questions, answered. The Colorado Sun · May 27
• Teresa Kathleen "Kathy" Neill Obituary (2026) - Platteville, CO - Aspen Mortuaries - Lakewood Legacy obituary · Mar 10

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Platteville Unique

• Positioned in northern 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

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Old Fort Vasquez · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Platteville

• Riverview Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Platteville

• Platteville Elementary School
• South Valley Middle School

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Platteville

🏘️ Nearby Communities