Smeltertown, Colorado
CDP
About Smeltertown
Smeltertown, CO is a small unincorporated community located in southern Colorado.
Officially, Smeltertown is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.15 square miles.
📰 Smeltertown News Today
- The 100th anniversary of historic Smeltertown Smokestack set The Chaffee County Times · Aug 11
- Behemoth Smeltertown Smokestack a tribute to mining history chieftain.com · Jan 6
- Ice rink officially coming to Smeltertown, Salida | Local News TheMountainMail.com · May 5
- Pure Greens purchases Nature’s Medicine, its first cannabis retail center in Salida Ark Valley Voice · Apr 10
- A Walk Through Smeltertown Cemetery — a.k.a. La Esmelda 93.1 KISS FM · Oct 30
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Smeltertown Unique
- The only place in America named Smeltertown — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.15 sq mi.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in southern 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.
- Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 12 miles.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateColorado
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area0.15 sq mi
Coordinates38.5523, -106.0084