Coal Creek, Jefferson County, Colorado

Coal Creek, commonly known as Coal Creek Canyon, is a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Jefferson, Boulder, and Gilpin counties in Colorado, United States, but primarily Jefferson County. The population of the Coal Creek CDP was 2,494 at the United States Census 2020. The Golden post office (Zip code 80403) serves the area.

Geography
The Coal Creek CDP has an area of 24.355 km2, including 0.039 km2 of water.

Climate
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Coal Creek has a warm-summer humid continental climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps, but closely borders on an oceanic climate (Cfb).

Demographics
The United States Census Bureau initially defined the Coal Creek CDP for the United States Census 2000.