THE FOUNTAIN LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Piedmont Plains and Tablelands setting.
Fountain city has 22.3 square miles of land in El Paso County. Its Census reference point is in Piedmont Plains and Tablelands, within Southwestern Tablelands.
Canyons, mesas, badlands and river breaks border the High Plains. This more dissected country includes grassland and shrub-covered slopes, with sharper terrain changes than the neighboring plains.
Regional context: Southwestern Tablelands ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Fountain and El Paso County
Fountain is associated with El Paso County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Fountain by land and water
The Census records 0.03 square miles of water within Fountain, or 0.1% of its total area. That share is close to El Paso County’s 0.1%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Fountain city has 79.9% of the land area of nearby Fort Carson CDP (28 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

