Area code 970 — Colorado
Area code 970 is in Colorado and serves Grand Junction, Aspen, Durango, Estes Park. Time zone, overlays, counties and ZIP codes.
| Location | Colorado (Grand Junction, Aspen, Durango, Estes Park, Fort Collins, Frisco, Glenwood Springs, Greeley, Purgatory, Steamboat Springs, Telluride, Vail, Rocky Mountain National Park, Dinosaur National Monument, and most of north-central, south-central, and western Colorado) |
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| Main places | Grand Junction, Aspen, Durango, Estes Park, Fort Collins, Frisco, Glenwood Springs, Greeley, Purgatory, Steamboat Springs, Telluride, Vail |
| State | Colorado |
| Status | In service · since 1995 |
| Time zone | Mountain · |
| Local dialing | 10 digits |
History
- Split of 303
Counties (approximate)
ArchuletaArchuleta CountyBoulder CountyClear Creek CountyConejos CountyDeltaDelta CountyDolores CountyEagleEagle CountyGarfieldGarfield CountyGrand CountyGunnisonGunnison CountyHinsdale CountyJackson CountyLa PlataLa Plata CountyLarimerLarimer CountyLogan CountyMesaMesa CountyMineral CountyMoffatMoffat CountyMontezuma CountyMontroseMontrose County
ZIP codes in area code 970
Approximate: area code boundaries follow telephone rate centers, not ZIP codes.
80423 Bond80424 Breckenridge80426 Burns80428 Clark80430 Coalmont80434 Cowdrey80435 Dillon80438 Empire80442 Fraser80443 Frisco80444 Georgetown80446 Granby80447 Grand Lake80448 Grant80451 Hot Sulphur Springs80456 Jefferson80459 Kremmling80463 Mc Coy80467 Oak Creek80468 Parshall80469 Phippsburg80473 Rand80475 Shawnee80476 Silver Plume80477 Steamboat Springs80478 Tabernash80479 Toponas80480 Walden80482 Winter Park80483 Yampa80487 Steamboat Springs80488 Steamboat Springs80497 Silverthorne80498 Silverthorne80510 Allenspark80511 Estes Park80512 Bellvue80515 Drake80517 Estes Park80521 Fort Collins
Format a 970 number
US numbers are written as (970) 555-0123 or 970-555-0123. From outside the US, dial +1 970 555 0123.
Is a call from 970 a scam?
An area code only tells you where a number was assigned. Caller ID can be faked (“spoofed”), so do not trust a call just because the area code looks local. Never share codes or payment details with unexpected callers.
Sources: NANPA via NumberResearch.org (CC BY 4.0); place names and history from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). See data sources.