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Location

Clear Creek County is located 35 miles West of Denver on I-70.

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Hours

General Hours for the County Offices are 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM. Hours may vary for some offices, please check specific departments.

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Address of County Offices
  (Map with directions to the County Offices) 

Clear Creek County
P.O. Box 2000
Georgetown, CO 80444

County Offices are located at the corner of 6th and Argentine Streets.
On I-70 45 miles West of Denver metro area at exit 228.

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Scheduled 2009/2010 Holidays Closures

December 24   Christmas Eve - Close at Noon Thursday
December 25   Christmas Day Friday
January 1, 2010   New Year's Day Friday
January 18   Martin Luther Day Monday
February 15   President's Day Monday
May 31   Memorial Day Monday
July 2 & 5   Independence Day Friday & Monday
September 6   Labor Day Monday
November 11   Veteran's Day Thursday
November 25 & 26   Thanksgiving Thursday & Friday
December 24   Christmas Eve Friday
December 31   New Year's  Eve Friday

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Clear Creek County Elected Officials

Board of County Commissioners
Harry Dale
Joan Drury
Kevin O'Malley - Chairman
 
County Assessor
Diane Settle

County Clerk
Pam Phipps

County Coroner
Don Allan

County Sheriff
Don Krueger

County Surveyor
Greg Markle

County Treasurer
Irene Kincade

Sales Tax Information For Clear Creek County

A sales tax license is not needed from the County – this is obtained from the State because the State of Colorado Department of Revenue collects Clear Creek County tax. All sales tax and lodging tax collected is remitted to the State and then distributed by the State to the County. To obtain a sales tax license with the State of Colorado or for specific questions about sales tax, visit the Colorado Department of Revenue, www.revenue.state.co.us ,or call 303-238-7378.

SALES TAX RATES

Clear Creek County Sales Tax rate is 1 percent.

In addition, there is a County Lodging Tax rate of 2 percent.

Colorado State sales tax rate is 2.9 percent. [§39-26-106 C.R.S.]

Contact the City of Idaho Springs, 303-567-4421, Town of Georgetown, 303-569-2555, the Town of Empire, 303-569-2978, or the Town of Silver Plume, 303-569-2363, for tax rates within their jurisdictions.

To find out whether a local government has a sales tax, what the rate is, and whether it is home rule, request "Colorado Sales/Use Tax Rates" (DRP 1002). This publication is updated each January and July and is located on the State Web site at www.taxcolorado.com

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        State of Colorado Website    

Other Information about Clear Creek County

DISTRICTS:
Congressional 2nd District                Congressional District Map
Judicial 5th                                       Judicial District Map
Senate 16th                                      Senate Legislative Website
House 13th                                       House Legislative Website
SIZE (Square Miles): 396
MILES OF COUNTY ROADS: 203.71
POPULATION: 9,322
ACRES OF PUBLIC LAND: 184,191
2008 ASSESSED VALUATION: $435,303,310
2008 COUNTY MILL LEVY: 38.056
2008 COUNTY BUDGET:   $23,178,384

Clear Creek County is a Denver Regional Council Of Governments (DRCOG),  NACo and CCI member.

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