Coal CreekCO
A town of 361, settled in 1873.
Is Coal Creek a good place to live?
Coal Creek’s density of trails is 2.2 miles per square mile, where Colorado’s towns sit at 1.3 and U.S. towns at 0.4. Coal Creek has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
361 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Coal Creek: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Coal Creek, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Coal Creek.
Coal Creek faces a very high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
The FEMA risk score for Coal Creek comes to 92 of 100, above both the Colorado town median (51 of 100) and the median of U.S. towns (44 of 100). Households locally have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2013. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 69% come from inland flooding and 18% from wildfires.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With only 0.3 jobs per working resident, most people in Coal Creek work out of town
Coal Creek had 45 jobs in 2023, up 41 from 2013. The share of residents in Coal Creek who live below the poverty line: 24%. Only 8 of the 160 Colorado towns we compare have a higher average commute than Coal Creek. The top destinations are Cañon City (18%), Denver (9%) and Florence (8%).
| Coal Creek | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 24% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 35 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.7% | 7.7% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The climate in Coal Creek brings four seasons and hot summers
July afternoons reach 90°, January nights drop to 19° and about 38 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A larger share of adults in Coal Creek smoke cigarettes than in the typical Colorado or U.S. town
Among adults in Coal Creek, 74% had a checkup this year. On the CDC’s 26 measures, Coal Creek is ahead of Colorado on 2 and behind on 14. Only 10 of the 160 Colorado towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Coal Creek.
| Coal Creek | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 12% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 11% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 15% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 8.4% | 12% |
| What stands out | Coal Creek | CO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 15.5% | 19% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 76.1% | 69.5% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.8% | 5.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A home in Coal Creek sells for about $730K at the median
Homes sold in Coal Creek spent a median 12 days on the market. For households locally, the share who own their home is 89%. Also worth knowing: the going rate for rent locally is $1,225 a month.
| Coal Creek | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 89% | 71% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,225 a month | $1,808 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
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Everything we know about Coal Creek
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Coal Creek; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Coal Creek residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Colorado.
99% of working residents leave Coal Creek for work
Where Coal Creek’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Coal Creek
Statutory town community in Fremont County, Colorado, United States
The Town of Coal Creek is a statutory town located in Fremont County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 364 at the 2020 United States Census. Coal Creek is a part of the Cañon City, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor.
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- Area
- 1.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 5,427 ft
- ZIP code
- 81221
- Area code
- 719
Questions about Coal Creek
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Coal Creek, CO a good place to live?
Coal Creek has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.