Silver Plume, Colorado
| Town of Silver Plume, Colorado | |
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| Town | |
Train station in Silver Plume
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 Location in Clear Creek County and the State of Colorado |
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| Coordinates: 39°41′45″N 105°43′34″W / 39.69583°N 105.72611°WCoordinates: 39°41′45″N 105°43′34″W / 39.69583°N 105.72611°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 State of Colorado
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| County | Clear Creek County |
| Incorporated | September 24, 1880 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Statutory Town |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2) |
| • Land | 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 9,101 ft (2,774 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 170 |
| • Density | 658/sq mi (253.9/km2) |
| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP code | 80476 |
| Area code(s) | Both 303 and 720 |
| FIPS code | 08-70360 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0181905 |
| Website | www |
Silver Plume is a Statutory Town located in Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States. Silver Plume is a former silver mining camp along Clear Creek in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. The federally designated Georgetown-Silver Plume Historic District comprises Silver Plume, the neighboring town of Georgetown, and the Georgetown Loop Historic Mining & Railroad Park between the two towns.
The town population was 170 at the 2010 census. The Silver Plume Post Office has the ZIP code 80476.
Silver Plume is located in the valley of Clear Creek at 39°41′45″N 105°43′34″W / 39.69583°N 105.72611°W (39.695919, -105.726066).Interstate 70 and U.S. Route 6 pass through the town, with access from Exit 226. It is 20 miles (32 km) west across the Continental Divide to Silverthorne and 46 miles (74 km) east to Denver.
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