| Colorado Springs is a city in the eastern part of the state of Colorado. Its population of nearly 420,000 makes Colorado Springs the forty-seventh largest United States city. The metro area has nearly 630,000 residents. Colorado Springs elevation is 6500 feet and it is located within El Paso County, Colorado in the Mountain Standard Time Zone. Colorado Springs area code is 719. The city was established in 1886. Colorado Springs weather ranges from winter month average low temperatures of 14 degrees to summer highs in the low 80s. Rainfall averages two and a half inches per month and the area receives about 44 inches of snow each year. The median family income is about $53,000. Many large companies and corporations have a presence in the Colorado Springs area including General Dynamics, Atmel, Hewlett-Packard, Verizon Business, Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Harris Corporation, ITT, and Northrop Grumman. The military is the area's top employer with Peterson Air Force Base, Fort Carson, Schriever Air Force Base, and the United States Air Force Academy. Colorado Springs things to do include visits to the Garden of the Gods Park, Pikes Peak, Seven Falls, the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, the Peterson Air and Space Musuem, and Seven Falls. Local sports teams include soccer's Colorado Springs Blizzard, baseball's Colorado Springs Sky Sox, and rugby's Colorado Springs Rugby Football Club as well as college sports of the United States Air Force Academy Fighting Falcons and Colorado College Tigers. Area main highways include Interstate I-25, SH 83, SH 85, and US 24. Higher Education institutions include Pikes Peak Community College, The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, the United States Air Force Academy, DeVry University, Colorado College, University of the Rockies, and Regis University. |
