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A town settled in 1871, now home to 264 people.
71% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Rollinsville, above both the Colorado town median (44%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). Only one of the 160 Colorado towns we compare has a higher owner-occupancy rate than Rollinsville. 37% of the land in Rollinsville is conserved, where Colorado’s towns sit at 6.9% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. Wink's Panorama and Winks Panorama (Boundary Increase) is on the National Register of Historic Places. Rollinsville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2022 and a map from 1983 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Ordered by what stands out in Rollinsville.
Only 8 of the 155 Colorado towns we compare have a higher trail density than Rollinsville. 5.7 miles of trail.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The median commute is under 13 miles. The typical journey to work in Rollinsville is 23 minutes. The top destinations are Black Hawk (17%), Nederland (10%) and Central (8%).
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
FEMA puts 36% of Rollinsville’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 26% to wildfires. Compared with 77% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage locally is higher. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Rollinsville once, in 2013.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The typical July afternoon high for Rollinsville is 76°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Just over a quarter of Rollinsville adults have been diagnosed with depression. Across all 26 CDC measures, Rollinsville beats Colorado on 2 and trails on 1.
| Rollinsville | Typical Colorado town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 73% | 71% | 79% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 23% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 30% | 36% |
| What stands out | Rollinsville | CO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.7% | 11.1% |
| More adults getting cholesterol checked | 87.8% | 85.2% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 12.4% | 9.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Rollinsville. Close and well known come first.
Big draw24 mi TheatreRed Rocks Amphitheatre
Big draw29 mi Stadium & arenaEmpower Field at Mile High
17 mi National ParkRocky Mountain National Park4.2M visitors a year
29 mi Stadium & arenaBall Arena
30 mi Stadium & arenaCoors Field
14 mi Stadium & arenaFolsom FieldRed Rocks Amphitheatre: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Empower Field at Mile High: Thelastcanadian, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Rocky Mountain National Park: Charles M. Sauer -- Charlessauer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ball Arena: KM Newnham, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Coors Field: Matt Kozlowski, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Folsom Field: Thelastcanadian, CC BY-SA 4.0
Rollinsville is unincorporated, so Gilpin County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Where Rollinsville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
2 within 15 miles of the center of Rollinsville
About 1 of every 100 Rollinsville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Colorado.
Census-designated place in Gilpin County, CO, USA
Rollinsville is a census-designated place (CDP) and post office in and governed by Gilpin County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Rollinsville post office has the ZIP Code 80474 (post office boxes). At the United States Census 2020, the population of the Rollinsville CDP was 194.
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Rollinsville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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