Central, Colorado

About Central

Central, CO is a tiny community located in northern Colorado counting 793 people who proudly call it home.

Central holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 2.78 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 285 residents per square mile.

📰 Central News Today

• 300 cyclists set to tour south-central Colorado roadways from Aug. 10 to 14 Colorado Department of Transportation (.gov) · Aug 3
• Hundreds of cyclists riding through southwestern and central Colorado this week Colorado Public Radio · Aug 9
• South-Central Colorado Seniors and Alamosa Senior Center part ways Alamosa Citizen · Jul 2
• Lightning Flashes Create ‘Little Light Show’ Overhead in Central Colorado The Australian · Aug 17
• 300 cyclists set to tour south-central Colorado roadways from August 10-14 Alamosa Valley Courier · Aug 12

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Central Unique

• One of 7 places in the US named Central — but the Colorado one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in northern 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 6 miles.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Gilpin Museum · Museum
• Hidee Gold Mine · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Central

🏘️ Nearby Communities