Peyton is a census-designated place

Census-designated place

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 and a U.S. Post Office

United States Postal Service

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 in El Paso County

El Paso County, Colorado

El Paso County is the most populous of the 64 counties of the state of Colorado of the United States, now more populous than Denver County. The United States Census Bureau concluded that the county population was 622,371 in 2010. In recent years, the population had come closer to that of Denver...

, Colorado

Colorado

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, United States

United States

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. The population as of the 2010 Census

United States Census, 2010

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 was 250. The nearby unincorporated area of Falcon

Falcon, Colorado

Falcon is an unincorporated exurb in El Paso County, Colorado, United States. It lies along US 24 about 14 miles northeast of Colorado Springs. A railroad hub in the early 20th century, the town spent several decades as a quiet ranching community until it experienced rapid residential growth...

 also uses zip code 80831. Peyton and towns such as Falcon, Calhan

Calhan, Colorado

The town of Calhan is a Statutory Town in El Paso County, Colorado, United States. Calhan straddles U.S. Route 24. The population was 896 at the 2000 census...

, Ramah

Ramah, Colorado

The town of Ramah is a Statutory Town in El Paso County, Colorado, United States. The population was 220, as estimated in 2007.-Geography:Ramah is located at ....

, Simla

Simla, Colorado

The Town of Simla is a Statutory Town in Elbert County, Colorado, United States. The population was estimated to be 728 in 2007.-History:Simla was founded in 1909, by a man with the name of Altman. Simla was named because the daughter of a railroad official was reading a book about India when she...

, and Matheson

Matheson, Colorado

Matheson is an unincorporated town and a U.S. Post Office in Elbert County, Colorado, United States. The Matheson Post Office has the ZIP Code 80830.Established in the mid 1880's by Duncan Matheson a native of Scotland.Mr...

 straddle Highway US 24 between Colorado Springs and Limon, Colorado

Limon, Colorado

Limon is a Statutory Town that is the most populous town in Lincoln County, Colorado, United States immediately east of Elbert County. The population was 2,071 at the 2000 census. Limon has been called the "Hub City" of Eastern Colorado because Interstate 70, U.S. Highways 24, 40, and 287, and...

 where US 24 intersects with Interstate 70

Interstate 70

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.

Students are served by Peyton School District 23JT in the Peyton area and by Falcon School District 49

Falcon School District 49

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 in the Falcon area and nearby areas of Colorado Springs.

Arts and culture

• The Black Squirrel Creek Bridge
  Black Squirrel Creek Bridge
  The Black Squirrel Creek Bridge is a Parker truss bridge in eastern El Paso County, Colorado. The bridge carries U.S. Route 24 across Black Squirrel Creek at the highway's milepost 327.33.-History:...
  
  , a property listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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  , is located between Peyton and Falcon, Colorado.
• The Homestead Ranch Regional Park is located in Peyton with facilities that include a playground and hiking trails.

Notable People

Lisa Joann Thompson

Lisa Joann Thompson

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, dancer and actress, In Living Color

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, Fame L.A.

Fame L.A.

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, and Motown Live, lived for 5 years of her early childhood in Peyton, Colorado in the mid 1970s, before moving to California.