Fountain, Colorado
Fountain, Colorado | |
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| City of Fountain | |
Fountain, Colorado circa 1942 | |
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Flag Seal | |
| Motto: "Pure Colorado" | |
Location of the City of Fountain in El Paso County, Colorado. | |
| Coordinates: 38°41′20″N 104°40′58″W / 38.68889°N 104.68278°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | El Paso |
| Founded | 1859 |
| Incorporated | April 23, 1903 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sharon Thompson |
| Area | |
• City | 22.367 sq mi (57.930 km2) |
| • Land | 22.342 sq mi (57.865 km2) |
| • Water | 0.245 sq mi (0.635 km2) |
| Elevation | 5,558 ft (1,694 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• City | 29,802 |
• Estimate (2022) | 28,907 |
| • Density | 1,296/sq mi (500.5/km2) |
| • Urban | 632,494 (US: 66th) |
| • Metro | 768,832 (US: 79th) |
| • Front Range | 5,055,344 |
| Time zone | UTC–7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC–6 (MDT) |
| ZIP Code | 80817 |
| Area code | 719 |
| FIPS code | 08-27865 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2410535 |
| Sales tax | 7.53% |
| Major Routes | |
| Website | fountaincolorado.org |
The City of Fountain is a home rule city located in El Paso County, Colorado, United States. The population was 29,802 at the 2020 census. Fountain is a part of the Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor.
Fountain is located 10 miles (16 km) south of downtown Colorado Springs and just east of Fort Carson. Fountain and the Colorado Springs suburbs Security and Widefield make up the "Fountain Valley" community.