Bonanza, Colorado

About Bonanza

Bonanza, CO is a storied little place located in southern Colorado.

Bonanza holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 0.44 square miles.

📰 Bonanza News Today

• Betty Louise Ashley November 7, 1934 ~ December 25, 2025 Heart of the Rockies Radio | · Dec 30
• Oil firms fined millions over falsified reports in Colorado Oklahoma Energy Today · Jun 28
• Green Box Arts Festival: A bonanza of features Colorado Springs Gazette · Apr 17
• Major Colorado Cannabis Retailer Sued Over Six-Figure Bill Westword · Feb 26
• Why Bonanza may be latest Colorado town deemed abandoned by the state Colorado Public Radio · Feb 3

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Bonanza Unique

• One of 5 places in the US named Bonanza — but the Colorado one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in southern Colorado, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Colorado — one of 482 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 17 miles.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Bonanza

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