Pritchett, Colorado

About Pritchett

Set in the southeastern part of Colorado, Pritchett is a tiny community, home to 108 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Pritchett holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 0.23 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 470 residents per square mile.

📰 Pritchett News Today

• Q&A with James Pritchett, leader of CSU Engagement and Extension Colorado State University · May 13
• Laura Pritchett’s fiction spurred empathy for real wildfire experience The Colorado Sun · Feb 11
• Wildfires and shared traumas of 2020 inspired Colorado Author Laura Pritchett’s new novel Colorado Public Radio · Jun 10
• Penelope Pritchett Obituary - Wheat Ridge, CO Dignity Memorial · Mar 20
• Obituary information for David M. Pritchett, Jr. Meierhoffer Funeral Home · Mar 20

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Pritchett Unique

• The only place in America named Pritchett — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.23 sq mi.
• Positioned in southeastern Colorado, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

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.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 24 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Pritchett

• The Branding Iron

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Public Shooting Range · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏫 Schools in Pritchett

• Pritchett Elementary School
• Pritchett High School
• Pritchett Middle School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Pritchett

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