About Meeker
Meeker, CO is a small town located in northwestern Colorado with an estimated population of 2,390.
Meeker holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 3.59 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 666 residents per square mile.
📰 Meeker News Today
- New wildfire ignites near Meeker, burns 3,000+ acres KJCT · Jul 23
- Leota Cook Obituary - Meeker, CO Dignity Memorial · Jul 29
- Donald George Moyer Obituary Jun 1, 2026 Brown's Cremation & Funeral Service · Jun 1
- Gunnison, Meeker, Cortez and Bayfield plan fireworks shows The Colorado Sun · Jul 3
- Meeker to host traveling Smithsonian exhibit on Native Americans The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel · Feb 2
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Meeker Unique
- Positioned in northwestern 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
- Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Meeker
- Caroline's Louisiana Kitchen
- Clarks — burger
- Little Bear Cafe (café)
- Ma Famiglia
- Meeker Cafe (café)
- Mexican House — mexican
- Wendll's — coffee shop (café)
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Meeker
- Black Mountain Wilderness Study Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Windy Gulch Wilderness Study Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Meeker
- Barone Middle School
- Meeker Elementary School
- Meeker High School
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare
- Eastern Rio Blanco County Health Service District · 24/7 ER · Critical Access Hospitals
Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateColorado
TypeTown
Population (2024)2,390
Rank in state#108 of 271
Land area3.59 sq mi
Density666/sq mi
Coordinates40.0500, -107.8946