Cripple Creek, Colorado

Cripple Creek, Colorado
City of Cripple Creek
Entering Cripple Creek.
Motto: 
"Real Fun, Real Colorado."
Location of the City of Cripple Creek in Teller County, Colorado
Cripple Creek
Location of the City of Cripple Creek, Colorado.
Cripple Creek
Cripple Creek (Colorado)
Coordinates: 38°44′48″N 105°10′42″W / 38.7467°N 105.1783°W / 38.7467; -105.1783 (Cripple Creek, Colorado)
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountyTeller
IncorporatedJune 9, 1892
Government
 • Typestatutory city
Area
1.522 sq mi (3.941 km2)
 • Land1.522 sq mi (3.941 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0.000 km2)
Elevation
9,456 ft (2,882 m)
Population
 (2020)
1,155
 • Density759.1/sq mi (293.1/km2)
 • Metro
755,105 (79th)
 • Front Range
5,055,344
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP code
80813
Area code719
GNIS place ID204769
GNIS city ID2410265
FIPS code08-18530
Websitecityofcripplecreek.com

Cripple Creek is the statutory city that is the county seat of Teller County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 1,155 at the 2020 United States census. Cripple Creek is a former gold mining camp located 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Colorado Springs near the base of Pikes Peak. The Cripple Creek Historic District, which received National Historic Landmark status in 1961, includes all of the city and the surrounding area. The city is now a part of the Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor.