El Paso County land: flood, zoning and parcels
277,007 parcels
3% of El Paso County’s 277,007 parcels are in a FEMA flood zone.
County roll 2026 · Map data Oct 26, 2026
- Acres on the roll1,263,091
- In a FEMA flood zone3%special flood hazard area
Property tax calendar
Colorado 2026 taxes: bills go out in January 2027; first half due March 1, 2027, second half June 15, 2027.
- First half
- March 1, 2027On the 2026 values; or pay the whole bill by April 30, 2027
- Second half
- June 15, 2027A late half accrues 1% interest a month
- Value protests
- To the assessor by June 8 (next working day when it falls on a weekend)Then to the county board of equalization
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Around El Paso County
Towns and census places in El Paso County
- Colorado Springs173,758 parcels
- Security-Widefield14,011 parcels
- Fountain10,798 parcels
- Black Forest7,119 parcels
- Cimarron Hills7,027 parcels
- Monument5,875 parcels
- Woodmoor4,103 parcels
- Manitou Springs2,806 parcels
All 16 places
- Gleneagle2,512 parcels
- Stratmoor2,223 parcels
- Palmer Lake1,700 parcels
- Cascade-Chipita Park1,139 parcels
- Green Mountain Falls648 parcels
- Calhan435 parcels
- Ellicott271 parcels
- Ramah129 parcels
Flood zones and wetlands
Recorded flood claims in El Paso County
Fewer than 10 insured flood claims were recorded in El Paso County since 1978.
Land in El Paso County by useLand use on the county roll
| Land class | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Building on record | 245,873 | 89% |
| Other or not coded | 18,696 | 6.7% |
| Institutional | 8,431 | 3% |
| Farm and timber | 4,007 | 1.4% |
4,007 farm and timber parcels cover 500,713 acres. County tax roll 2026 (county file Oct 2026); land class read from the roll's land-use and building fields.
Typical lot sizeThe typical lot, from the roll
The median parcel in El Paso County is 0.18 acre (276,928 parcels with a size).
Acres from the county roll, or from the parcel's own outline where the roll's figure is off by more than three times. Condominium units that share one point (each carrying the whole complex's acres) are left out of the lot sizes.
How El Paso County is zonedThe most common districts
| Zoning district | Parcels | Share of zoned |
|---|---|---|
| R-1 6 | 31,641 | 11% |
| PDZ AO | 27,562 | 10% |
| PDZ | 20,773 | 7.5% |
| PUD | 19,269 | 7% |
| R-1 6 AO | 13,759 | 5% |
| RR-5 | 10,739 | 3.9% |
| R-1 6 DF AO | 10,469 | 3.8% |
| PDZ HS | 10,276 | 3.7% |
Zoning is on file for 100% of parcels in El Paso County, across 1,570 districts. A district shown by its code alone has no published name on our map. The town or county zoning office has the final word on any parcel.
Land parcels in El Paso CountyFarm and timber parcels to start with
- 12595 Dan Vw 35.0 acres
- 16530 Remington Rd 19.9 acres
- 24120 Palomino Cir 5.74 acres
- 19820 Combs Pt 4,700.3 acres
- 10886 N Peyton Hwy 4,230.4 acres
- 10772 Drennan Rd 3,674.6 acres
- 12501 Elbert Rd 3,223.1 acres
- 3,138.1 acres of farm and timber land
Farm and timber parcels of an acre or more, each with its own page of public roll facts.
Questions about El Paso County landAnswers from the public records
How many parcels are in El Paso County, CO?
277,007 parcels on the 2026 El Paso County tax roll (county file Oct 2026), covering 1,263,091 acres.
How much vacant land is in El Paso County, CO?
El Paso County's vacant-land class failed our aerial check (7 of 60 sampled lots were in use or doubtful: open-space tracts, a backyard strip, a storage yard, construction staging), so we don't call any parcel here vacant land.
What is the typical lot size in El Paso County?
The median parcel is 0.18 acre, from 276,928 parcels with a recorded size.
How much of El Paso County is in a flood zone?
3% of parcels are in a FEMA special flood hazard area (National Flood Hazard Layer, as of Oct 2026). Check each parcel's own flood line before you buy.
Are there wetlands in El Paso County?
0.7% of parcels are a quarter or more wetland on the USFWS National Wetlands Inventory, a mapping guide, not a legal delineation.
What is El Paso County zoned?
Zoning is on file for 100% of parcels. The most common districts: R-1 6, PDZ AO, PDZ.
Are there land prices for El Paso County?
No land-price range is shown for El Paso County yet. We print no land-price range for El Paso County yet. Some parcel cards here carry their own rough estimate.
Where does this data come from?
Parcels: State of Colorado public parcels (OIT) and county assessor layers. Flood: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer. Wetlands: USFWS National Wetlands Inventory. Towns: U.S. Census places. Every figure is counted from those files on our map.
Sources & methodSources, dates and how these figures are built
Property tax due dates
Colorado Revised Statutes 39-10-104.5, 39-5-122 and 39-8-106. Checked Oct 13, 2026.
Recorded flood claims in El Paso County
FEMA counts claims on buildings with NFIP flood insurance, so land without an insured building never shows here. Claims counted from 1978 to Sep 2026.
Source: OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, as of Sep 2026.
What Groundwork can price in El Paso County
Rough estimate for a home with its land, or for land: 183,627 parcels. Facts only: 2,730 parcels.
The card's own words; a card whose range covers a home with its land says “home + land”. Figures are on the card, never on this page.
Land sale prices
We hold this county's recorded deeds, but its file does not mark which sales are arm's-length land sales, so this page prints no land price range yet.
Sources
Parcels: State of Colorado public parcels (OIT) and county assessor layers (2026 roll, county file Oct 2026); flood: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer (as of Oct 2026); wetlands: USFWS National Wetlands Inventory (as of Oct 2026); sales: the county's own file, through Sep 2026; counted on our map built Oct 2026.
This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data.