Black Forest

Also known as Black Forest, Colorado, Black Forest, CO

census designated place in El Paso County, Colorado, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Colorado
County: El Paso
Type: unincorporated community
Body: El Paso County
Total: 100.698 sq mi (260.807 km )
Land: 100.640 sq mi (260.657 km )
Water: 0.058 sq mi (0.150 km )
Elevation: 7,369 ft (2,246 m)
Density: 150.01/sq mi (57.919/km )
Time zone: UTC−07:00 ( MST )
Summer dst: UTC−06:00 ( MDT )
Zip code: Colorado Springs 80908 and Elbert 80106
Fips code: 08-06970

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Black Forest
Population: 15097
Area: 260.829209
Elevation: 2246
Image: Black Forest School.JPG
Households: 4816
Dialing code: 719

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water as percent of area: 0.0581
water area: 0.15149
per capita income: 53283
Commons category: Black Forest, Colorado

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Black Forest is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) located in El Paso County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the Black Forest CDP was 15,097 at the United States Census 2020. Both the Colorado Springs post office (Zip Code 80908) and the Elbert post office (Zip Code 80106) serve the area.

The Black Forest is named for a dense stand of Ponderosa Pine in the area. In 2006, residents voted against a proposal to incorporate as a city.