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Florissant is an unincorporated town, a post office, and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Teller County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Florissant post office has the ZIP Code 80816.[3] At the United States Census 2020, the population of the Florissant CDP was 128, while the population of the 80816 ZIP Code Tabulation Area was 5,180 including adjacent areas.[4]

Florissant, Colorado
Census Designated Place
Panorama of Florissant.
Location of the Florissant CDP in Teller County, Colorado.
Florissant Location of the Florissant CDP in the United States.
Coordinates: 38°56′40″N 105°17′24″W[1]
Country	United States
State	Colorado
County	Teller County
Established	1870
Government [2]
• Type	unincorporated town
Area [1]
• Total	0.516 sq mi (1.336 km2)
• Land	0.516 sq mi (1.336 km2)
• Water	0.000 sq mi (0.000 km2)
Elevation [2]	8,192 ft (2,497 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	128
• Density	202/sq mi (78/km2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code[3]	80816
Area code	719
GNIS feature[2]	Florissant CDP

Etymology

Florissant, Colorado, was named after Florissant, Missouri, the hometown of Judge James Castello, an early settler.[5] The word florissant is the gerund of the French verb fleurir, which roughly means to flourish, to flower, or to blossom.[6]

Geography

Florissant is located immediately north of Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument.

The Florissant CDP has an area of 330 acres (1.336 km²), all land.[1]

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau initially defined the Florissant CDP for the United States Census 2010.

Florissant CDP, Colorado

Year	Pop.	±%
2010	104	—
2020	128	+23.1%
Source: United States Census Bureau

Town

Florissant is immediately east of the starting point of the Hayman fire, which became most extensive fire in Colorado history in 2002.

Florissant is served by the Florissant Fire Protection District. The District consists of 2 Fire Stations, 3 Engines, 2 Tenders, 3 Rescue Trucks, and a Mule 4WD off-road vehicle.

Florissant has several subdivisions, including Colorado Mountain Estates, Druid Hills, Florissant Heights, Indian Creek, Wilson Lakes, Valley Hi, and Bear Trap Ranch

Florissant continues to grow. Examples of this include the addition of a new library, offering multimedia opportunities, fast broadband, computer access, and wireless access.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Outline of Colorado
  • Index of Colorado-related articles
• State of Colorado
  • Colorado cities and towns
    • Colorado census designated places
  • Colorado counties
    • Teller County, Colorado
  • Colorado metropolitan areas
    • Front Range Urban Corridor
    • South Central Colorado Urban Area
    • Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area
• Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument

References

External links

• Florissant @ UncoverColorado.com
• Florissant @ TellerLinks.com
• Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
• Pikes Peak Historical Society website
• Rampart Library District website
• Teller County website

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