Keystone, Colorado
Home-rule town in Summit County, CO, USA
title: "Keystone, Colorado" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["census-designated-places-in-summit-county,-colorado", "census-designated-places-in-colorado"] description: "Home-rule town in Summit County, CO, USA" topic_path: "general/census-designated-places-in-summit-county-colorado" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keystone,_Colorado" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Home-rule town in Summit County, CO, USA ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | |
| native_name | |
| settlement_type | Home rule municipality |
| motto | |
| image_skyline | Keystone-winter.jpg |
| image_caption | Keystone in January 2011. |
| image_blank_emblem | Logo of the Town of Keystone, Colorado.png |
| blank_emblem_type | Logo |
| image_map | Summit County Colorado Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Keystone Highlighted.svg |
| map_caption | Location of Keystone in Summit County, Colorado |
| pushpin_map | USA |
| pushpin_label | Keystone |
| pushpin_label_position | right |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location of Keystone in the United States. |
| pushpin_mapsize | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | United States |
| subdivision_type1 | State |
| subdivision_name1 | Colorado |
| subdivision_type2 | County |
| subdivision_name2 | Summit County |
| subdivision_name3 | |
| government_footnotes | |
| government_type | Home rule town |
| established_title | |
| established_date | 2024 |
| established_title2 | Incorporated (town) |
| established_date2 | February 8, 2024 |
| established_title3 | |
| established_date3 | |
| unit_pref | US |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_total_km2 | 107.316 |
| area_land_km2 | 107.230 |
| area_water_km2 | 0.086 |
| population_as_of | |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 1,369 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| population_density_sq_mi | auto |
| timezone | |
| utc_offset | -7 |
| timezone_DST | MDT |
| utc_offset_DST | -6 |
| coordinates_footnotes | |
| coordinates | |
| elevation_footnotes | |
| elevation_ft | 10794 |
| postal_code_type | |
| postal_code | 80435 |
| area_code | 970 |
| blank_name | GNIS feature |
| blank_info | 2408479 |
| website | |
| :: |
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Keystone is a home rule town located in Summit County, Colorado, United States. The town is a part of the Breckenridge, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. Keystone residents voted to incorporate on March 28, 2023, becoming a municipality on February 8, 2024. The municipality includes the Keystone Resort and Keystone Village. The population of the former Keystone census-designated place (CDP) was 1,369 at the United States Census 2020. However, the boundary of the current municipality encompasses a smaller geographic area than the boundary of the former CDP; as of 2022 the population of the municipality was estimated to be 995. The Dillon post office (Zip Code 80435) serves Keystone postal addresses.
Geography
The former Keystone CDP had an area of 107.316 km2, including 0.086 km2 of water.
Demographics
There were 327 households, out of which 6.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 22.0% were married couples living together, 1.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 72.8% were non-families. 21.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 0.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.42.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 7.2% under the age of 18, 39.9% from 18 to 24, 36.5% from 25 to 44, 12.5% from 45 to 64, and 4.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females, there were 186.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 195.8 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $43,654, and the median income for a family was $68,750. Males had a median income of $26,563 versus $30,833 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $24,085. None of the families and 22.1% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.
The United States Census Bureau initially defined the Keystone CDP for the United States Census 2000. |title = Keystone CDP, Colorado |type = US |align = left |source = United States Census Bureau |2000| 825 |2010|1079 |2020|1369
Keystone Resort
Keystone Resort was originally constructed in the 1970s by Ralston Purina. It is now owned by Vail Resorts. The Keystone Resort ski area occupies three separate mountains: Dercum Mountain, North Peak, and The Outback. Recent expansion of terrain and services offers snowcat skiing in Independence Bowl, Bergman Bowl, Erickson Bowl, in addition to the existing North Bowl and South Bowl on Wapiti Peak. The resort has many summer and winter outdoor activities. The winter activities include alpine skiing, snowboarding, tubing, ice-skating, cross-country skiing, horse-drawn sleigh ride dinners, snowshoeing and snowmobiling. The summer activities include hiking, mountain biking, cycling, fishing, trail running, golf on two championship courses, and paddle boating or stand up paddle boarding on Keystone Lake. Keystone is also home to a number of popular vibrant summer festivals, including the long-time running Bluegrass and Beer Festival. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/20/Airforce_skiing_at_keystone_colorado.jpg" caption="Members of the US Air Force skiing at Keystone Resort's 14th Annual SnoFest"] ::
The Keystone ski area has:
- 2870 acre
- 3128 ft vertical
- Base elevation: 9280 ft
- Summit elevation: 12408 ft
- 131 trails
- Degree of difficulty percentages for trails: Easiest-14 percent, More Difficult-29 percent, Most Difficult-57 percent
- 20 Lifts including 2 gondolas, 2 express six-pack and 4 high speed quads.
- The only Night skiing in the area.
Keystone is only a short drive from other resorts in Summit County - about 10 minutes to Arapahoe Basin, 20 minutes to Breckenridge, and 20 minutes to Copper Mountain.
References
References
- "State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". [[United States Census Bureau]].
- United States Census Bureau. "Keystone CDP, Colorado".
- "Look Up a ZIP Code". [[United States Postal Service]].
- {{GNIS. 2408479
- "The Town of Keystone Begins {{!}} Town of Keystone".
- (March 29, 2023). "Keystone will become Colorado's newest town following incorporation approval".
- "U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
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