Coal Creek, CO (Town)

Coal Creek is a statutory town located in Fremont County, Colorado, United States. The 2020 census counted 364 residents. Coal Creek is a part of the Cañon City, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor. The Coal Creek, Colorado Territory, post office opened on November 4, 1873. Taken together, these details give a newcomer a usable picture of Coal Creek, where its history, geography, and current gathering places meet. For Coal Creek, the memorable detail is the way older history and current gathering places share one local map. The community was named for the local coal mining industry. Coal Creek is located in southeastern Fremont County. Rockvale is to the west, Williamsburg is to the northwest, and Florence is to the northeast.