Dove Creek, Colorado

Dove Creek, Colorado
Nickname: 
Pinto Bean Capital of the World
Location of the Town of Dove Creek in Dolores County, Colorado.
Dove Creek
Location of the Town of Dove Creek, Colorado.
Dove Creek
Dove Creek (Colorado)
Coordinates: 37°45′58″N 108°54′21″W / 37.7661°N 108.9059°W / 37.7661; -108.9059 (Dove Creek, Colorado)
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountyDolores
IncorporatedJune 15, 1939
Government
 • Typestatutory town
Area
 • Total
0.573 sq mi (1.483 km2)
 • Land0.573 sq mi (1.483 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0.000 km2)
Elevation
6,844 ft (2,086 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
635
 • Density1,109/sq mi (428/km2)
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP code
81324
Area codes970/748
GNIS place ID176436
GNIS town ID2412446
FIPS code08-21265
Websitetownofdovecreek.colorado.gov

Dove Creek is the statutory town that is the county seat of and the most populous municipality in Dolores County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 635 at the 2020 United States census. The community takes its name from the nearby Dove Creek. Dove Creek is the self-proclaimed Pinto Bean Capital of the World.