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Pueblo West, Colorado

28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Pueblo West census division. It lies in ZIP code area 81007. The Survey maps it on the Northwest Pueblo quadrangle. 33,086 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 4,960 feet above sea level.

Pueblo West within Pueblo County

Population over time

2 figures

Pueblo West grew from 29,637 to 33,086 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
201029,637
202033,086+3,449 (+12%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 28 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

38 since 2011

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 38 fires within 5 miles of Pueblo West between 2011 and 2018, burning about 7 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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/undetermined35
Equipment and vehicle use1
Smoking1
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
20 September 2013Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acrePueblo Fire DepartmentUNKNOWN
2 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State HeadquartersPUEBLO WEST
2 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresColorado State Forest Service-State HeadquartersPUEBLO
26 August 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State HeadquartersPUEBLO WEST
5 July 2014Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acrePueblo Fire DepartmentUNKNOWN
4 July 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acrePueblo Fire DepartmentUNKNOWN
29 July 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State HeadquartersPUEBLO WEST
20 July 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State HeadquartersPUEBLO WEST

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Pueblo County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Pueblo West: 2 occurrences, 2 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. 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
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrenceSedimentary
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown

Every working recorded in Pueblo County

Storms near this place

60 of 151 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pueblo West in 151 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 88 hail, 19 flash flood, 19 thunderstorm wind, 17 heavy rain. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. 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
May 2001Thunderstorm WindPueblo West$2,500,000no account filed
May 2017Flash FloodPueblo West$400,000Strong storms producing very heavy rain, which caused flash flooding and road washouts between Beulah and the Pueblo Reservoir. Flowing water well over 6 inches deep was widespread, with some standing water reported to be near 3 feet deep.
July 2006Tornado (F1)Pueblo West$100,000A non-supercell thunderstorm developed when two boundaries collided, which subsequently formed a short-lived tornado. The track of the tornado extended from The National Horsemans Arena near McCulloch Blvd. to Purcell Blvd. near a large grocery store. On the F-scale, the tornado was rated F1 at its maximum strength. The tornado cut a path, ranging from 50 feet to 200 feet wide, starting at The National Horsemans Arena. After touching down just west of the Arena, It knocked down a section of fence and shattered windows in a structure at an arena just to the east of the fence. The tornado moved on to the southern end of a campground, flipping over a trailer and ripping the sheet metal roofing off a building. It moved east-southeastward across several businesses between Industrial Blvd. and U.S. Highway 50. A lawn care business building had a large section of its eastern wall destroyed. Several trailers, boats, and vehicles were moved by the high winds. The weakening tornado struck a rather well anchored chain link fence just west of Purcell Blvd., damaging an 85 foot section of the fence. It then crossed that property, slightly damaging the fence on the other side of the property, as it weakening further.
July 2011LightningPueblo West$50,000no account filed
July 2017Thunderstorm WindPueblo West$30,000A shower that fell into relatively dry air, created a damaging microburst that struck the North Shore Marina on the Pueblo Reservoir. Damage was done to several docks and minor damage occurred to boats.
June 2002Thunderstorm WindPueblo West$30,000no account filed
July 2009Thunderstorm WindPueblo West$20,000Two boats sank as a result of 6 foot waves due to outflow winds from thunderstorms in El Paso County.
July 1998Tornado (F0)Pueblo West$7,000no account filed
August 2017Thunderstorm WindPueblo West$4,000Two modular homes were damaged, one being fiipped on its side. They were unoccupied and no one was injured.
June 2025HailPueblo West-Hail up to 1 inch in diameter fell across central Pueblo County from messy severe storms.
August 2025HailPueblo West-Hail measured to 1 inches fell in western Pueblo County.
August 2025HailPueblo West-Hail measured to 1.25 inches fell in western Pueblo County.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindPueblo West-Mesonet station GW3678 Pueblo West measured a wind gust of 68 mph.
March 2024Tornado (EFU)Pueblo West-Video from a local on social media revealed a landspout tornado feature near Pueblo West. The video showed clear circulation from cloud to ground, the landspout was on the ground for approximately 2 to 3 minutes, moving in an eastward direction. No damage was reported.
June 2024Heavy RainPueblo West-Heavy rain occurred from a thunderstorm, with a measured amount of 1.77 inches.
June 2024Heavy RainPueblo West-Heavy rain occurred from a thunderstorm over a 45 min duration. Total rainfall measured was 0.98 inches.
June 2024Heavy RainPueblo West-Heavy rain from a thunderstorm resulted in 1.0 inch measured within a short duration.
June 2024FloodPueblo West-Sustained high flow releases from Pueblo Reservoir led to some minor flooding on the Arkansas River upstream of Pueblo (PDAC2). The peak release of around 6000 cfs led to a river crest of 8.29 ft on June 10.
June 2024Flash FloodPueblo West-Heavy rainfall resulted in flooded roadways, including numerous on/off ramps for I-25, through central and north Pueblo. Some mud and debris accumulation also occurred on impacted roadways. Few stranded vehicles but no reported injuries or fatalities. Radar-estimated rainfall of 1.5-2.5 inches occurred within warning area.
May 2023HailPueblo West-Reported from EMs.
May 2023HailPueblo West-Reported from the public.
May 2023HailPueblo West-One inch hail reported from the public.
May 2023HailPueblo West-Report came from mPing.
May 2023HailPueblo West-Trained spotter reported 1 inch hail.
June 2023Flash FloodPueblo West-Widespread running water behind NWS employees house and on street in front of employees house.
June 2023Heavy RainPueblo West-There was 2.11 inches of rain reported.
June 2023Heavy RainPueblo West-There was 1.26 inches of rain reported.
June 2023Flash FloodPueblo West-There was 10 inches of water flowing across the streets an dup on houses.
June 2023Flash FloodPueblo West-Video from NWS employee of road completely overflowing with deep water and flowing very quickly.
May 2022Heavy RainPueblo West-Storm total rainfall as of 10 pm.
August 2022Flash FloodPueblo West-Around 100-foot wide channel of flowing water through properties -- at least several inches deep -- created by heavy rain from thunderstorms yesterday evening.
August 2022Flash FloodPueblo West-Reports of multiple areas of flooded roadways across western and northern parts of pueblo west, included a stranded vehicle.
July 2022Heavy RainPueblo West-Heavy rainfall of 1.14 inches.
July 2022Heavy RainPueblo West-Heavy rainfall of 1.22 inches.
July 2022Flash FloodPueblo West-Water was reported flowing over the road up to one foot deep in spots across southeast Pueblo West.
May 2020Heavy RainPueblo West-Fell in 45 minutes.
July 2020HailPueblo West-One inch hail.
July 2020Heavy RainPueblo West-Heavy rainfall of 1.05 inches.
July 2020Flash FloodPueblo West-Fast flowing water greater than 6 inches deep across Spaulding.
July 2019HailPueblo West-Quarter size hail reported.
August 2019Heavy RainPueblo West-Meteorologist reported 0.62 inches of rain fell within 30 minutes.
April 2019Dust DevilPueblo West-Social media posts on both Twitter and FaceBook show a gustnado moving through fields just outside of Pueblo West High School during the late morning of April 10th. A nearby backyard weather station also recorded a 107 MPH wind gust as the gustnado passed by.
July 2018Tornado (EF0)Pueblo West-An NWS employee initially reported the land spout tornado. Later in the evening a local broadcast meteorologist provided video evidence that was given to her from a Pueblo West resident.
August 2016Flash FloodPueblo West-Heavy rain produced flash flooding of city streets and low spots in Pueblo. Many spots had water more than 6 inches deep, and certain viaducts had water more than one foot deep. No dollar amount of damage was available at this time.
May 2015Flash FloodPueblo West-Strong storms produced heavy rain and flooding of roadways in Pueblo and vicinity.
August 2010Flash FloodPueblo West-Numerous roads were flooded by deep, flowing water.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindPueblo West-No structural damage occurred, but small tree limbs were downed.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindPueblo West-No structural damage occurred, but small tree limbs were downed.
July 2007Flash FloodPueblo West-Rain amounts up to 4 inches caused numerous roads to flood and be closed for a time in Pueblo West and Pueblo.
July 2006Flash FloodPueblo West-Approximately 2 to 3 inches of rain in one hour caused flooding of roads and other low spots in and around Pueblo West.
August 2006Flash FloodPueblo West-Heavy rain produced widespread street...ditch and arroyo flooding throughout Pueblo West. Also...pea-size hail up to 10 inches deep was noted...causing extensive shredding of foliage. Structure basements were flooded...but no dollar amounts were available at this time.
August 2004Flash FloodPueblo West-Slow moving thunderstorms deposited one inch of rain in approximately 30 minutes causing a 10 to 30 foot wide flow of water up to a foot deep across Alexis Drive in Pueblo West.
September 2003Tornado (F0)Pueblo West-A weak tornado over open country of extreme western Pueblo county caused no known damage. It was the tornado that originated in extreme eastern Fremont county.
August 2000Flash FloodPueblo West-Thunderstorms produced heavy rain in a rather short period of time, causing some street and basement flooding in Pueblo West.
August 2023Heavy RainPueblo West-no account filed
September 2023Heavy RainPueblo West-no account filed
July 2023Thunderstorm WindPueblo West-no account filed
July 2023HailPueblo West-no account filed
July 2023HailPueblo West-no account filed
June 2022Thunderstorm WindPueblo West-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Pueblo 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
Wild Horse3.2 miles28
Eden6.1 miles24
Goodnight6.7 miles28
Bragdon6.9 miles20
Swallows8.0 miles23
Piñon8.4 miles20
Pueblo8.9 miles24
Fearnowville9.9 miles24

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 Pueblo WestAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q1822794The 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 1867087. 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.