The most populous cities in area code 970 are: Fort Collins, Greeley, Loveland, Grand Junction, and Evans.
Other cities in the 970 area code include: Montrose, Durango, Sterling, Fruita, Steamboat Springs, Fort Morgan, Glenwood Springs, Rifle, Edwards, Craig, Delta, Cortez, Wellington, Aspen, Gypsum, Carbondale, Estes Park, Gunnison, Berthoud, Brush, Vail, Eaton, Breckenridge, New Castle, Mead, Basalt, Yuma, Eckert, Silt, Meeker, Palisade, Platteville, La Salle, Wray, Bayfield, Rangely, Holyoke, Cedaredge, Akron, Telluride, Pagosa Springs, Olathe, Hayden, Kremmling, Granby, Mancos, Nederland, Paonia, Crested Butte, Julesburg, Parachute, Dolores, Wiggins, Ridgway, Dillon, Hotchkiss, Haxtun, Oak Creek, Ignacio, Collbran, Dove Creek, Fleming, Nunn, Nucla, Walden, Flagler, Otis, Lake City, De Beque, Eckley, Dinosaur, Ovid, Hillrose, Crawford, Merino, Red Feather Lakes, Peetz, Grand Lake, Redvale, Weldona, Crook, Grover, Kirk, New Raymer, Maybell, Amherst, Idalia, Parshall, Joes, Mc Coy, Anton, Bedrock, Briggsdale, Carr, Cimarron, Cope, Gateway, Hesperus, Johnstown, Mesa, Pleasant View, Slater, Somerset, Stoneham, Toponas, Windsor, and Woodrow.
Fort Collins is the Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Larimer County, Colorado, United States. Situated on the Cache La Poudre River along the Colorado Front Range, Fort Collins is located 65 miles (105 km) north of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver. With a 2016 estimated population of 161,000, it is the fourth most populous city in Colorado after Denver, Colorado Springs, and Aurora. Fort Collins is a midsize college city, home to Colorado State University.
Greeley is the Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Weld County, Colorado, United States. Greeley is in northern Colorado and is situated 49 miles (79 km) north-northeast of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver. According to a July 2015 estimate by the U.S. Census Bureau, the population of the city is 100,883, and a 2014 population estimate made Greeley the 12th most populous city in the state of Colorado. Greeley is a major city of the Front Range Urban Corridor.
Loveland is the Home Rule Municipality that is the second most populous municipality in Larimer County, Colorado, United States. Loveland is situated 46 miles (74 km) north of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver. Loveland is the 14th most populous city in Colorado. The United States Census Bureau estimated that in 2014 the population of the city was 72,651. The city forms part of the Fort Collins-Loveland Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor. The city's public schools are part of the Thompson R2-J School District.
The 970 area code lies within the Mountain Daylight Time Zone (or MDT). The current time in Mountain Daylight Time is 10:40 PM on Apr 18, 2021.
