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Peyton, Colorado

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Black Forest-Peyton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80831. The Survey maps it on the Peyton quadrangle. 214 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 6,818 feet above sea level.

Peyton within El Paso County

Population over time

2 figures

Peyton fell from 250 to 214 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
2010250
2020214-36 (-14%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 13 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

45 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 45 fires within 5 miles of Peyton between 1992 and 2020, burning about 632 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 5 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined30
Arson/incendiarism5
Natural3
Equipment and vehicle use3
Smoking1
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Debris and open burning1
Recreation and ceremony1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
5 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State Headquartersnot named
29 September 2014Naturalunder an acreFalcon Fire Protection DistrictUNKNOWN
26 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State Headquartersnot named
2 September 2019Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State Headquartersnot named
2 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State HeadquartersPEYTON
2 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State HeadquartersPEYTON
6 August 2007Naturalunder an acrePike and San Isabel National ForestEAGLE PEAK
28 August 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFalcon Fire Protection DistrictUNKNOWN

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in El Paso County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Peyton: 7 producers, 1 occurrence. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrenceGravel

Every working recorded in El Paso County

Storms near this place

60 of 92 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Peyton in 92 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 70 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 5 funnel cloud, 5 flash flood. The reports record 2 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 1996HailPeyton2 hurt, $300,000no account filed
July 2012LightningPeyton$30,000no account filed
May 2025HailPeyton-Hail up to 1.5 inches in diameter fell across the Palmer Divide from a severe thunderstorm.
May 2025HailPeyton-Hail up to 1 inch in diameter fell across the Palmer Divide from a supercell thunderstorm.
May 2025HailPeyton-Hail up to 1.25 inches in diameter fell across the Palmer Divide from a supercell thunderstorm.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindPeyton-A 60 mph wind gust was measured in north central El Paso County.
September 2024Thunderstorm WindPeyton-There was a 60 knot wind gust reported at location.
September 2024Thunderstorm WindPeyton-There was a 56 knot wind gust reported at location.
August 2023Funnel CloudPeyton-Spotter can see a wall cloud with a brief funnel.
June 2023Tornado (EF0)Peyton-A brief cone tornado formed for around 2 minutes. The tornado did hit a small fall located in northeastern El Paso County. Picture reveal minimal damage on weak structures. WCM called the farm to discuss damage with them and performed a virtual damage survey revealing EF0 damage.
June 2023Flash FloodPeyton-There was at least a foot of water reported over the road by a trained spotter.
June 2023Heavy RainPeyton-There was 3.5 inches of rain reported.
August 2022Heavy RainPeyton-Recorded 1.5 inches of rain in an hour.
August 2022Flash FloodPeyton-Flash flooding with water flowing over the road at the intersection of Sweet Rd. and Peyton Hwy.
July 2022Flash FloodPeyton-Peyton Highway flooded five miles north of Peyton.
June 2022HailPeyton-Picture comparing a hailstone to a quarter, which is slightly larger.
September 2021Funnel CloudPeyton-Pilot reported funnel cloud on their way in to Colorado Springs airport, but could not be seen from the ground.
June 2020HailPeyton-Amateur radio report of 1 inch hail.
July 2019Heavy RainPeyton-Public near Peyton reported 3 inches of rainfall occurred within an hour. No reports of impacts.
July 2017Flash FloodPeyton-A strong storm produced heavy rain that flooded county roads south of Peyton and Calhan. No major road damage was reported.
September 2006Thunderstorm WindPeyton-Approximately 20 trees were blown down by a microburst. The trees were in a line about 1 1/2 miles long.
May 2001Tornado (F0)Peyton-A brief touchdown occurred with no known damage.
August 2023HailPeyton-no account filed
August 2022HailPeyton-no account filed
August 2022HailPeyton-no account filed
August 2021HailPeyton-no account filed
June 2018HailPeyton-no account filed
June 2018HailPeyton-no account filed
August 2018HailPeyton-no account filed
August 2018HailPeyton-no account filed
August 2018HailPeyton-no account filed
July 2018HailPeyton-no account filed
May 2017HailPeyton-no account filed
May 2017HailPeyton-no account filed
June 2016HailPeyton-no account filed
June 2016HailPeyton-no account filed
August 2016HailPeyton-no account filed
July 2016HailPeyton-no account filed
July 2016HailPeyton-no account filed
June 2015HailPeyton-no account filed
August 2015HailPeyton-no account filed
August 2015HailPeyton-no account filed
June 2014HailPeyton-no account filed
July 2013Thunderstorm WindPeyton-no account filed
August 2013Flash FloodPeyton-no account filed
June 2011HailPeyton-no account filed
April 2010HailPeyton-no account filed
July 2010HailPeyton-no account filed
June 2010HailPeyton-no account filed
July 2010HailPeyton-no account filed
July 2010HailPeyton-no account filed
July 2010HailPeyton-no account filed
June 2009HailPeyton-no account filed
July 2009HailPeyton-no account filed
July 2009HailPeyton-no account filed
July 2009HailPeyton-no account filed
July 2009HailPeyton-no account filed
July 2009HailPeyton-no account filed
July 2009HailPeyton-no account filed
August 2009HailPeyton-no account filed

Every storm recorded in El Paso County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Eastonville4.7 miles27
Falcon9.4 miles27
Calhan9.9 miles11
Black Forest11.6 miles29
La Foret12.3 miles29
Shirley12.6 miles30
Ellicott14.1 miles18
Cimarron Hills16.4 miles32

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on PeytonAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q7179619The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 204796. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.