COLORADO · AREA CODE GUIDE
970 area code location: Fort Collins and Greeley, Colorado
- Local date and time
- Mountain Time
Map data: HSIP (2010) · NANPA · US Census Bureau, checked 26 September 2026. Boundaries are approximate.
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970 area code at a glance
- State
- Colorado
- Primary cities
- Fort Collins, Greeley, and Loveland
- Established
- Population
- Largest community: Fort Collins, 171,500 (2025)Not an area-code population.
- Prefixes in service
- 771 as of 13 October 2026
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History
Country and calling code: United States (+1).
Parent code: 303.
New code planned: No, as of 22 September 2026.
- : 748 added as an overlay on 970
Time zone
- Mountain Time
- Standard time UTC−07:00
- Daylight saving time UTC−06:00
Counties and cities covered
970 numbers are issued across 120 communities. These are telephone exchange areas, which follow the phone network rather than city limits, so a place can sit just outside the boundary of the town it is named for.
Counties of the communities we could place (the code may reach further): Weld County, Garfield County, Delta County, Grand County, Larimer County, Mesa County, Eagle County, Logan County, Montrose County, Morgan County, Routt County, La Plata County, Montezuma County, Yuma County, Dolores County, Gunnison County, Moffat County, Ouray County, Phillips County, Pitkin County, Rio Blanco County, San Miguel County, Summit County, Washington County, Archuleta County, Hinsdale County, Jackson County, San Juan County, and Sedgwick County.
- Fort Collins
- Greeley
- Loveland
- Grand Junction
- Windsor
- Montrose
- Durango
- Berthoud
- Fruita
- Steamboat Springs
- Sterling
- Fort Morgan
- Rifle
- Glenwood Springs
- Delta
- Gypsum
- Cortez
- Craig
- Eagle
- Mead
- Gunnison
- Carbondale
- Aspen
- Eaton
- Estes Park
95 more communities
- Brush
- Breckenridge
- New Castle
- Vail
- Basalt
- Silt
- Yuma
- Bayfield
- Platteville
- Palisade
- Telluride
- Cedaredge
- Meeker
- Granby
- Wray
- La Salle
- Rangely
- Holyoke
- Hayden
- Olathe
- Wiggins
- Pagosa Springs
- Akron
- Crested Butte
- Fraser
- Paonia
- Kremmling
- Parachute
- Ridgway
- Mancos
- Julesburg
- Dillon
- Gilcrest
- Haxtun
- Hotchkiss
- Dolores
- Ouray
- Ignacio
- Oak Creek
- Silverton
- Dove Creek
- Hot Sulphur Springs
- Nucla
- Nunn
- Walden
- Norwood
- Otis
- Naturita
- De Beque
- Fleming
- Lake City
- Crawford
- Grand Lake
- Yampa
- Collbran
- Rico
- Hillrose
- Dinosaur
- Eckley
- Peetz
- Grover
- Crook
- Allison
- Anton
- Briggsdale
- Cimarron
- Cope
- Eckert
- Edwards
- Gateway
- Idalia
- Joes
- Johnstown-Milliken
- Kirk
- Lodore
- Marvel
- Maybell
- McCoy
- Mesa
- New Raymer
- Paradox
- Pleasant View
- Red Feather Lakes
- Somerset
- South Baggs
- South Big Springs
- South Cheyenne
- South Laramie
- South Sidney
- Stoneham
- Vona Seibert
- Weldona
- West Venango
- Willard
- Woodrow
Notable places in 970
| Place | Where | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| Mesa Verde National Park | 12.3 km from Cortez | National Park |
| Rocky Mountain National Park | 13.1 km from Estes Park | National Park |
| Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park | 16.8 km from Montrose | National Park |
| Colorado State University | 3.2 km from Fort Collins | University, 37,218 12-month enrollment (2023–24) |
| University of Northern Colorado | 6.3 km from La Salle | University, 10,404 12-month enrollment (2023–24) |
| Eagle County Regional Airport | 4.1 km from Gypsum | Commercial airport, 282,849 enplanements (2024) |
| Aspen/Pitkin County Airport | 4.2 km from Aspen | Commercial airport, 349,781 enplanements (2024) |
| Grand Junction Regional Airport | 5.1 km from Grand Junction | Commercial airport, 270,935 enplanements (2024) |
| Beaver Creek Resort | 8.6 km from Edwards | Resort |
| Howelsen Hill Ski Area | 1.6 km from Steamboat Springs | Resort |
Area code 748 has its own page.
Area code 970
970 started service on .It came from 303.
No new code is planned for the region as of .
Questions about 970
Where is the 970 area code?
970 is in Colorado. Its numbers are issued in Fort Collins, Greeley, Loveland, and 117 other communities.
What time zone is area code 970 in?
970 is in Mountain Time. Daylight saving time is observed.
Does 970 have an overlay?
Yes. 748 was added as an overlay on 970 on 7 July 2025.
What cities are in the 970 area code?
Fort Collins, Greeley, Loveland, Grand Junction, and Windsor, and 115 other communities.
What state is area code 970 in?
Area code 970 is in Colorado.
What counties are covered by area code 970?
Area code 970 covers communities in Weld County, Garfield County, Delta County, Grand County, Larimer County, Mesa County, Eagle County, Logan County, Montrose County, Morgan County, Routt County, La Plata County, Montezuma County, Yuma County, Dolores County, Gunnison County, Moffat County, Ouray County, Phillips County, Pitkin County, Rio Blanco County, San Miguel County, Summit County, Washington County, Archuleta County, Hinsdale County, Jackson County, San Juan County, and Sedgwick County.
Is 970 a toll-free area code?
No. 970 is a geographic area code. The toll-free codes are 800, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877, and 888.
Sources: NANPA area code listing, NANPA places by area code, NANPA central office code assignments, U.S. Census Bureau population estimates, OMB metropolitan area delineations. Checked .
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