Fountain

Also known as Fountain, Colorado, Fountain, CO

city in El Paso County, Colorado, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Colorado
County: El Paso
Incorporated: April 23, 1903
Mayor: Sharon Thompson
City: 22.367 sq mi (57.930 km )
Land: 22.342 sq mi (57.865 km )
Water: 0.245 sq mi (0.635 km )
Elevation: 5,558 ft (1,694 m)
Estimate 2022: 28,907
Density: 1,296/sq mi (500.5/km )
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)
Fips code: 08-27865
Sales tax: 7.53%

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Fountain
Population: 29802
Area: 62.212372
Elevation: 1690
Official website: www.fountaincolorado.org
Image: Store Fountain Colorado 001.jpg
Households: 9870
Dialing code: 719

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Commons category: Fountain, Colorado
postal code: 80817
water as percent of area: 0.1503
P8168: Krystal
water area: 0.093487
per capita income: 25881

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The 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.