Sterling, CO -- U.S. city in Colorado Population (2000): 11360 Housing Units (2000): 5171 Land area (2000): 6.872008 sq. miles (17.798417 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 6.872008 sq. miles (17.798417 sq. km) FIPS code: 73935 Located within: Colorado (CO), FIPS 08 Location: 40.625430 N, 103.211783 W ZIP Codes (1990): 80751 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Sterling, CO Sterling