Sterling, Colorado

About Sterling

Sterling is a close-knit town in northeastern Colorado with an estimated population of 13,114.

Officially, Sterling is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 7.62 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,721 residents per square mile.

📰 Sterling News Today

• New school choice tax credit could exclude many homeschooled students Spectrum News · Aug 14
• Phylis Helgoth Obituary | Tennant Funeral Home | Sterling, CO Tribute Archive · Aug 15
• Mead Lumber Celebrates Grand Reopening of Sterling Location Hardware Retailing · Aug 10
• Sterling Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
• Firefighters work to put out grass fire in northeastern Colorado CBS News · Apr 12

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Sterling Unique

• One of 11 places in the US named Sterling — but the Colorado one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in northeastern 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

• The sweet spot: real amenities without big-city congestion.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 13,114.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 12 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Sterling

• Hot Java Express — coffee shop (café)
• McCauley's Moustache Café (café)
• Pizza Hut — pizza
• Cafe (café)
• Cecilia's Kitchen
• Village Inn — american
• Wonderful House Restaurant — chinese

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Overland Trail Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Sterling

• Cheairs Park reviews ★
• Columbine Park reviews ★
• Monahan Park reviews ★
• Overland Trail Recreation Area reviews ★
• Pioneer Park reviews ★
• Propst Park reviews ★
• Sterling Recreation Center reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Sterling

• Ayres Elementary School
• Campbell Elementary School
• Hagen Early Education Center
• Sterling High School
• Sterling Middle School

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

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Sterling Regional Medcenter ★★★ (3/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Sterling

🏘️ Nearby Communities