Custer County, one of Colorado's most beautiful mountain landscapes, honors its rural, agricultural, mining, and western heritage, and seeks to connect its future with its past by protecting local values, preserving community assets, respecting property rights, accommodating managed growth and compatible economic development, and serving as responsible stewards of its inspiring natural environment.
Custer County ranges from the Sangre De Cristo Mountain Range on the west to
Wetmore on the east and San Isabel on the southeast. The County seat is Westcliffe at an elevation of 7888 feet. Located south
of Cañon City and west of Pueblo, Custer County has a population of approximately 4,000 people.
Custer County is a popular outdoor vacation spot, boasting several 14,000
foot peaks as well as numerous fishing, hiking, hunting, and camping areas.
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Emergency Notifications
Custer County is now working with Everbridge to deliver time-sensitive messages via voice mail, e-mail and text to targeted areas or the entire county during emergency situations or disasters.
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Click here learn about Citizen Alerts
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House Watch
Did you know,,,
Residents of Custer County can sign up for a House Watch and have their homes checked on while away.
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Community Revitalization Partnership
Downtown Colorado, Inc.
Funded in part by the Upper Arkansas Enterprise Zone
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