Rollinsville, Colorado
| Rollinsville, Colorado | |
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| Census-designated place | |
Businesses along State Highway 119 in Rollinsville
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 Rollinsville
Rollinsville
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| Coordinates: 39°54′59″N 105°30′03″W / 39.91639°N 105.50083°WCoordinates: 39°54′59″N 105°30′03″W / 39.91639°N 105.50083°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 Colorado
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| County | Gilpin County |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.41 sq mi (3.66 km2) |
| • Land | 1.41 sq mi (3.66 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 8,474 ft (2,583 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 181 |
| • Density | 128/sq mi (49.5/km2) |
| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP code | 80474 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0202787 |
| FIPS code | 08-65685 |
Rollinsville is a census-designated place and a U.S. Post Office located in Gilpin County, Colorado, United States. It is located in the mountains southwest of the city of Boulder, on the flank of a hill above South Boulder Creek along State Highway 119 between Nederland and Black Hawk. It consists of a small cluster of residences and several businesses at the terminus of the road leading westward up to Rollins Pass at the summit of the Front Range. The population as of the 2010 Census was 181. The Rollinsville post office has the ZIP Code 80474.
A post office called Rollinsville has been in operation since 1871. The community was named for John Q. A. Rollins, a prominent mining executive in Gilpin County in the 1860s and 1870s.
Rollinsville is located in northern Gilpin County at 39°54′59″N 105°30′03″W / 39.91639°N 105.50083°W (39.916320,-105.500851), along Colorado State Highway 119, the Peak to Peak Highway. It is 5 miles (8 km) south of Nederland and 14 miles (23 km) north of Black Hawk.
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