# Florissant, Colorado

Florissant is an unincorporated town, a post office, and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Teller County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Florissant post office has the ZIP Code 80816. At the United States Census 2020, the population of the Florissant CDP was 128, while the population of the 80816 ZIP Code Tabulation Area was 5,180 including adjacent areas.

## Etymology

Florissant, Colorado, was named after Florissant, Missouri, the hometown of Judge James Castello, an early settler. The word florissant is the gerund of the French verb fleurir, which roughly means to flourish, to flower, or to blossom.

## Geography

Florissant is located immediately north of Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument.
The Florissant CDP has an area of 330 acres (1.336 km$^2$), all land.

### Climate

Climate data for Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Colorado (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1988–present) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 61 (16) | 62 (17) | 70 (21) | 79 (26) | 86 (30) | 90 (32) | 92 (33) | 89 (32) | 87 (31) | 77 (25) | 71 (22) | 60 (16) | 92 (33) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 52.1 (11.2) | 53.1 (11.7) | 61.2 (16.2) | 68.3 (20.2) | 76.2 (24.6) | 84.2 (29.0) | 86.1 (30.1) | 82.9 (28.3) | 79.0 (26.1) | 72.3 (22.4) | 60.6 (15.9) | 52.7 (11.5) | 86.8 (30.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 39.4 (4.1) | 41.3 (5.2) | 49.2 (9.6) | 55.5 (13.1) | 64.5 (18.1) | 75.0 (23.9) | 78.7 (25.9) | 75.8 (24.3) | 70.6 (21.4) | 60.0 (15.6) | 47.5 (8.6) | 39.0 (3.9) | 58.0 (14.4) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 22.4 (−5.3) | 24.4 (−4.2) | 32.1 (0.1) | 38.4 (3.6) | 46.6 (8.1) | 55.8 (13.2) | 60.2 (15.7) | 58.3 (14.6) | 51.9 (11.1) | 41.3 (5.2) | 30.7 (−0.7) | 22.0 (−5.6) | 40.3 (4.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 5.3 (−14.8) | 7.5 (−13.6) | 15.1 (−9.4) | 21.2 (−6.0) | 28.7 (−1.8) | 36.5 (2.5) | 41.7 (5.4) | 40.7 (4.8) | 33.3 (0.7) | 22.7 (−5.2) | 13.9 (−10.1) | 5.0 (−15.0) | 22.6 (−5.2) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −16.8 (−27.1) | −14.6 (−25.9) | −4.3 (−20.2) | 4.5 (−15.3) | 16.8 (−8.4) | 27.8 (−2.3) | 34.9 (1.6) | 33.5 (0.8) | 22.1 (−5.5) | 3.9 (−15.6) | −8.3 (−22.4) | −17.0 (−27.2) | −22.0 (−30.0) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −28 (−33) | −34 (−37) | −29 (−34) | −12 (−24) | 2 (−17) | 14 (−10) | 22 (−6) | 27 (−3) | 12 (−11) | −16 (−27) | −31 (−35) | −30 (−34) | −34 (−37) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.45 (11) | 0.41 (10) | 0.91 (23) | 1.13 (29) | 1.59 (40) | 1.57 (40) | 2.86 (73) | 3.03 (77) | 1.31 (33) | 0.73 (19) | 0.54 (14) | 0.44 (11) | 14.97 (380) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 7.0 (18) | 7.7 (20) | 11.7 (30) | 9.4 (24) | 3.8 (9.7) | 0.1 (0.25) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.7 (1.8) | 4.4 (11) | 7.3 (19) | 6.8 (17) | 58.9 (150) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 3.9 | 4.7 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 12.7 | 14.1 | 6.8 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 84.1 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 4.4 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 29.4 |
| Source: NOAA ||||||||||||||

## Demographics

The United States Census Bureau initially defined the Florissant CDP for the United States Census 2010.

## Town

Florissant is immediately west of the starting point of the Hayman fire, which became most extensive fire in Colorado history in 2002.
Florissant is served by the Florissant Fire Protection District. The District consists of 2 Fire Stations, 3 Engines, 2 Tenders, 3 Rescue Trucks, and a Mule 4WD off-road vehicle.
Florissant has several subdivisions, including Colorado Mountain Estates, Druid Hills, Florissant Heights, Indian Creek, Wilson Lakes, Valley Hi, and Bear Trap Ranch
Florissant continues to grow. Examples of this include the addition of a new library, offering multimedia opportunities, fast broadband, computer access, and wireless access.