Colorado Texas Map
Colorado, Texas — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Colorado, Bastrop County.
Interactive Map of Colorado, Texas
| City | Colorado |
| State | Texas (TX) |
| County | Bastrop |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 29.985777 |
| Longitude | -97.134154 |
| Population | 3,991 |
| Density | N/A /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Colorado, Texas
Colorado is a locality in Bastrop County, Texas, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,991. Colorado is located at 29.9858°N, 97.1342°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 78957.
Colorado, Texas, unfurls under a wide, often brilliant sky, a landscape etched by the slow, deliberate work of water and sun. It lies 41.3 miles east-south-east of Austin, TX (from Austin, TX: bearing 118°T), and is situated 2.2 miles south-east of Smithville. Rolling hills, cloaked in a mosaic of native grasses and hardy scrub, give way to broader expanses where the land seems to exhale, a quiet breath of dry earth and distant horizons. Creeks, sometimes a mere whisper of dampness in the dry months, can swell to a determined flow after a Texas downpour, carving shallow valleys and shaping the terrain with a patient, persistent hand. The air here carries a scent of sun-baked dust and the faint, sweet perfume of blooming wildflowers, a testament to the resilience of life in this corner of the Blackland Prairies. The history of Colorado is one of adaptation and quiet endurance, a story tied to the fertile earth and the ebb and flow of agricultural fortunes. For generations, the land has yielded cotton and other crops, the economy once driven by the sweat of labor and the yield of the harvest. While the agricultural roots remain, the character of Colorado has broadened, a subtle shift reflecting the changing times. The pace of life is unhurried, marked by the comings and goings of neighbors and the steady hum of small-town life. The distinctive charm of Colorado lies not in grand pronouncements, but in the subtle textures of its existence: the way the sunlight slants across the fields in the late afternoon, turning the dry grasses to molten gold, or the shared smiles exchanged on a quiet street.
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About This Colorado Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Colorado, Texas with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Colorado and Bastrop County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Colorado is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Colorado is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
