Costilla County
Costilla County covers 1,228 square miles of southern Colorado, with the county seat at San Luis.
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PublicGIS maps 44,614 parcels for Costilla County. PublicGIS does not show owner names for this county.
Where to find things
- Costilla County parcel map and property searchCounty GIS map · Property lines · Property owner · Property records · Parcel number · Aerial imagery
Costilla County's public map viewer. Search a property to see parcel boundaries, aerial imagery and other local map layers.
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- Colorado statewide property mapColorado's statewide map of property lines (44 of 64 (includes Denver metro, Front Range, and many mountain counties; missing mostly eastern plains and San Luis Valley counties)). Search an address or parcel to see its boundaries.
- Sanborn Fire Insurance MapsDigitized Sanborn fire insurance maps showing building footprints, materials and uses for American towns and cities, widely used in property history and environmental research.
- USDA NAIP Imagery HubFind and download USDA's leaf-on aerial photography for the contiguous United States. Check coverage and acquisition dates for the area you need.
- Costilla County GIS and mappingGIS data downloads
The mapping office: what maps and data are kept, how to get them, and who to ask.
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- State Plane Coordinate System zonesThe official State Plane Coordinate System from the National Geodetic Survey: which zone covers each state and county, zone definitions and conversion tools.
- FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer ViewerInteractive nationwide map of current flood zones, base flood elevations and map panels.
- Costilla County zoning and land useZoning
Zoning districts and land use rules, and which uses and buildings the rules permit on a given piece of land.
- Office
- Costilla County Planning and Zoning
- Phone
- 719-937-7668
- Address
- 400 Gaspar Street PO Box 130 San Luis, CO 81152
- Costilla County floodplain and flood zonesFlood zones
Flood zone information and the extra rules that apply to building or rebuilding near water.
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- FEMA Flood Map Service CenterOfficial source for flood insurance rate maps. Enter an address to see the current flood zone and download the FIRM panel and letters of map change.
- Colorado floodplain and flood mapsColorado's floodplain program: the flood maps, the extra rules that apply to building or rebuilding near water, and who runs the program locally.
- FEMA Disaster DeclarationsSearch federal disaster and emergency declarations by state, county and incident to see whether an area was declared and what assistance was authorized.
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Farm wetland rules for USDA program participants. Before you drain, fill or clear a wet area in a farm field, ask NRCS at your local USDA Service Center for a wetland determination.
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- Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) sign-up, USDA Farm Service AgencyHow the Conservation Reserve Program works, which sign-ups are open and what it pays. You enroll land in CRP at your county Farm Service Agency office at the local USDA Service Center.
- NRCS highly erodible land determinationsHow NRCS decides whether a farm field is highly erodible land, which affects USDA program eligibility and conservation plans. Requests go to NRCS at your local USDA Service Center.
- USDA Web Soil SurveySoils
Draw an area on the map to get soil types, drainage, septic suitability, building limitations and farmland ratings.
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- Colorado Geological SurveyColorado geology: landslide, earthquake and ground hazards, groundwater, minerals and geologic maps.
- Colorado GIS data downloadsElevation · Addresses and 911 numbers
Download Colorado's statewide GIS data, such as roads, boundaries, imagery and elevation and property lines.
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- USGS National Map ViewerNational base map with elevation, hydrography, imagery, boundaries and PLSS layers.
- USGS topoViewBrowse and download every historical USGS topographic map for a location, useful for seeing old roads, buildings and shorelines.
- US Census GeocoderFree service that converts a street address into map coordinates and census geography. No account needed.
- Colorado Department of Public Health and EnvironmentLakes and water
Colorado's environmental agency: water quality, wetlands, waste and the permits that go with them.
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- Colorado water wells and water rightsColorado well permits and water rights. Almost every well in Colorado needs a state permit first. Start here for the permit, the well record and the water rights search.
- U.S. Drought MonitorWeekly national drought map by county, with historical conditions and state summaries.
- MRLC NLCD Land Cover ViewerLand cover
National land cover map for every year since 1985: forest, cropland, developed, wetland, water and change over time.
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- National Land Cover Database (NLCD) DownloadsFilter and download National Land Cover Database products including Annual NLCD land cover for the contiguous United States. Provides downloadable raster products and links to the viewer for spatial selection.
- Colorado state landsPublic land
State-owned land in Colorado: who manages it, what you may do on it, and how leases and easements work.
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- USGS map of public and protected landNational map of federal, state, local and other public and protected land from the U.S. Geological Survey Protected Areas Database (PAD-US).
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Recorded plats and subdivision maps.
- Costilla County Clerk and RecorderSurveys and section corners
Records deeds and other land documents.
- Phone
- (719) 937-7671
- Address
- 400 Gasper Street San Luis, CO 81152
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- Colorado land survey monument recordsHow Colorado land survey monument records (corner records) are filed and where to find them; most are kept by the county clerk and recorder or county surveyor.
- NGS survey mark and benchmark mapMap of National Geodetic Survey benchmarks and survey control marks. Zoom to a place, click a mark and open its datasheet with the mark's position, elevation and how to find it on the ground.
- Colorado licensed land surveyor lookupSearch the Colorado State Board of Licensure for Architects, Professional Engineers, and Professional Land Surveyors for a licensed land surveyor by name or license number. Only a licensed surveyor can mark a legal property line on the ground, so check a surveyor's license before you hire one. Board phone 303-894-7800.
- BLM General Land Office RecordsSearch original federal land patents and survey plats by name or legal description to find the first private owner of a parcel.
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State highways in Colorado: road maps, projects, and the approach or access permit you need before you build a driveway onto a state road.
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- 811 Before You DigCall 811 or use your state 811 center's website a few business days before any digging, including fence posts, decks, trees and mailboxes. The service is free, and the utilities mark their buried lines with paint or flags. This page lists every state's 811 center.
- National Pipeline Mapping SystemPublic map viewer of transmission pipelines and operator contacts by county, for excavation planning and emergency response.
- Colorado wildfire risk mapHazards and emergency information
Find a location in Colorado to see its potential fire intensity, wildfire risk to homes and local fire history, and print a county wildfire risk sheet. It is a screening tool, not an official determination for a property.
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- Colorado landslide mapStatewide map of landslides compiled from published geologic and hazard maps. It is a screening tool, not a site-specific assessment.
- U.S. wildfire risk mapType a community, county or state to see its wildfire likelihood, risk to homes and exposure, with maps and charts. It shows long-term risk, not current fires, and is a screening tool, not an official hazard designation for a property.
- U.S. hurricane storm surge risk mapsInteractive map of how deep storm surge flooding could get near the coast in a worst-case hurricane of each category. It does not replace your local hurricane evacuation zone; check the state or county zone lookup for that.
Other Costilla County links
- Costilla County building and land use permitsWhich permits are required for building, land use and site work, and how to apply.
Costilla County offices
- One phone line for 2 offices
- Phone
- 719-937-7670
- Costilla County AssessorProperty valuation and classification.
- Address
- 400 Gasper St. San Luis, CO 81152
- Website
- Visit website
- Costilla County property tax search and paymentSearch for a property by parcel number, owner name, or address, add the bill to your cart, and pay without an account.
- Costilla County GISCostilla County Assessor keeps the maps and GIS for Costilla County.Thomas Aragon, Assessor
- assessor@costillacounty.net
- Website
- Costilla County GIS and mapping, listed above
- Costilla County USDA FSA and NRCS officeThe Farm Service Agency office for Costilla County is at the San Luis Service Center, 903 Main Street, San Luis, CO 81152. Call it to sign up for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) and other farm programs, and for farm and tract records. The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) works from the same office: ask it for wetland determinations, highly erodible land questions and conservation plans.
- Phone
- (719) 672-3673
- Address
- 903 Main Street, San Luis, CO 81152
- Website
- Visit website
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About Costilla County
Costilla County covers 1,228 square miles of southern Colorado, with the county seat at San Luis. The County Assessor sets property values, the County Treasurer bills and collects property taxes, and the Clerk and Recorder keeps recorded land documents.