Garfield County moved to a new web address in March. Find us then at garfieldcountyco.gov. Domains like this are more trusted, because only official governments can use them.

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A warm community message from Garfield County

We are here!

Garfield County has completed its domain name shift to garfieldcountyco.gov. The .gov domain is only available to U.S.-based governmental organizations, such as federal, state, and municipal governments, as well as police and fire departments, and sheriff’s offices. The move to .gov reassures customers that they are on the correct website and haven’t clicked to a fraudulent site. More information about the benefits of a .gov website are available on the county’s gov address page. We are here to help!

We are here graphic featuring vehicle lights in Glenwood Canyon representing forward progress on garfieldcountyco.gov.

We have simply moved to a better web address! Our new home online is garfieldcountyco.gov.

We strive to provide clear, transparent communications, data and services on our Garfield County website to serve our community.

The website remains the same with all of the pages as they were, it just has a new web address.

Government websites

Why change? Only verified U.S. government organizations can register a .gov domain.

get.gov explains gov sites


Mission to serve

Using a .gov domain makes it clear that the website’s primary purpose is to serve the public interest and fulfill government responsibilities. It reduces any potential confusion about the organization’s mission and legitimacy in these areas highlighted by the Department of Information Technology at the state of New Hampshire:

  • Official status
  • Credibility and trust
  • Clarity of purpose
  • Regulatory compliance
  • Protection from impersonation
  • Enhanced public service
  • Improved visibility
  • Consistency and branding
Our goals in serving


Main street business services

Main Street businesses have valuable information that cyber criminals seek and often have fewer resources dedicated to cybersecurity. County information, services and data is on our official .gov website to assist our small business owners and area residents with assurances that it is safe to navigate and link to our website. Official .gov domains are administered by the federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.

Business assurance


Website legitimacy

Malicious actors like hackers and criminals often choose website names impersonating legitimate sites, so users will not be able to distinguish the minor changes to the names. Government agencies signal trusted online sites by using .gov domain names. We invest in secure online experiences, which applies to not only transparency, public safety information, and data delivery, but also election resources and reporting of online election results, as noted by the Alliance for Securing Democracy.

Government signals trust online


Staff email addresses

Our email addresses will all end in garfieldcountyco.gov as well. If you have worked with one of us already, just use the staffer’s name from the beginning of the email address and update the end of the address to garfieldcountyco.gov. Both the original and new email addresses will work for an extended period of time to give you time to update email addresses in your contacts.

Communications support

We have sent out press releases on the .gov move for community awareness. If you have questions or need assistance with navigating the .gov transfer, please reach out to our Garfield County Communications team by email.

Goodbye .com and go .gov!

We hope the 1-2 million weekly website visitors to our site each week are assured that we are here to help with health, safety and welfare, while serving to inform great community digital solutions!