WORKING PAYPHONES
This is a list of working payphones. For now, it is focused on
payphones in the Boulder-Denver area of Colorado. I try to check
these payphones once every few months.
If you have any updates, or would like to add a working payphone
to this page, please email me at nicholas@ndhfilms.com.
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***COLORADO***
**BENNETT**
* Phone Number: (303) 644-9512
* Location: King Soopers Fuel Center
* Address: 1085 S. First St, Bennet CO 80102
* Intersection: NE corner of S. First St/CO SH 79 and
W Marketplace Dr.
* Notes: Coin lot works, card reader does not work.
This phone does not accept incoming calls.
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**BOULDER**
*ARAPAHOE*
* Phone Number: (303) 444-0451
* Location: King Soopers Fuel Center
* Address: 3005 Arapahoe Ave, Boulder CO
* Intersection: NE corner of Arapahoe Ave/CO SH 7 and 30th St
* Notes: As of 2025-09-24, this payphone is working. The coin
slot works. The card reader has not been checked. This phone
does accept incoming calls.
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*VILLAGE COFFEE SHOP*
* Phone Number: (303) 442-9689
* Location: Village Coffee Shop
* Address: 1605 Folsom St, Boulder CO 80302
* Intersection: NW corner of Arapahoe Ave and Folsom St
* Notes: This payphone is located in an area where staff are
working, near the door to the kitchen. Google Maps lists the
payphone number as the coffee shop's main number, so staff is
using it to receive to-go orders. Please be respectful of
staff. Ask before using this payphone, and treat it more like
a behind-the-counter phone than a public payphone.
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**BRIGHTON**
* Phone Number: (303) 659-9559
* Location: King Soopers Fuel Center
* Address: 490 E Bromley Ln, Brighton CO 80601
* Intersection: NE corner of Bromley Ln and 4th Ave
* Notes: Coin slot and card reader both work. This phone was
working as of 2025-05-17. This phone does receive
incoming calls.
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**BROOMFIELD**
* Phone Number: (303) 255-6051
* Location: King Soopers Fuel Center
* Address: 2395 W 136th Ave, Broomfield CO 80020
* Intersection: NW corner of W 136th Ave and Zuni St
* Notes: Coin slot does not work. Card reader works. This phone
accepts incoming calls. As of October 6, 2025, the receiver
is broken.
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**GRANBY**
* Phone Number: (970) 887-9907
* Location: City Market Gas Station
* Address: 1111 Thompson Rd, Granby CO 80446
* Intersection: SW corner of Thompson Rd and US 40.
* Notes: This payphone was working as of 2024-05-28
**LAFAYETTE**
* Phone Number: (303) 666-9309
* Location: King Soopers Fuel Center
* Address: 325 Crossing Dr, Lafayette CO 80026
* Intersection: NW corner of Baseline Rd/CO SH 7 and Crossing Dr.
* Notes: The receiver on this phone is broken. If it were to be
fixed, the payphone would probably work. The phone still rings
if its number is dialed.
(IMG) PHOTO
**LONGMONT**
* Phone Number: (303) 772-9759
* Location: King Soopers Fuel Center
* Address: 1611 Pace St, Longmont CO 80501
* Intersection: SW corner of E 17th Ave and Pace St.
* Notes: This payphone was confirmed to work as of 2025-05-22.
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**LOUISVILLE**
* Phone Number: (303) 666-7766
* Location: King Soopers Fuel Center
* Address: 1410 Hecla Way, Louisville CO 80027
* Intersection: SE corner of Plaza Dr and Hecla Way.
* Notes: This payphone does accept incoming calls.
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***MONTANA***
**West Yellowstone**
* Phone Number: (406) 646-7092
* Location: Grizzly RV Park, at the back of the main office
* Address: 210 S Electric St, West Yellowstone MT 59758
* Intersection: SW corner of Electric St and Faithful St.
* Notes: Last checked in 2023.
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***OREGON***
**Portland**
*N Central*
* Phone Number: (503) 483-6584
* Location:
* Address: East side of N Central
* Intersection: Between Tyler & Allegheny
* Notes: Free, #1 on https://futel.net/map/
*N Saratoga*
* Phone Number: (503) 388-9637
* Location:
* Address: West side of N Saratoga
* Intersection: West of N Denver
* Notes: Free, #3 on https://futel.net/map/
*NE Ainsworth*
* Phone Number: (503) 444-9412
* Location: North side of NE Ainsworth
* Address: West of NE 8th-9th alley
* Intersection:
* Notes: Free, #4 on https://futel.net/map/
*NE Killingsworth*
* Phone Number: (503) 926-6341
* Location:
* Address: North NE Killingsworth
* Intersection: West of 13th
* Notes: Free, #5 on futel.net/map
*NE 27th*
* Phone Number: (503) 928-8465
* Location:
* Address: West side of NE 27th-28th alley
* Intersection: North of Killingsworth
* Notes: Free, #15 on https://futel.net/map/
* NE 8th*
* Phone Number: (503) 926-6188
* Location:
* Address: NE 8th
* Intersection: South of Prescott
* Notes: Free, #7 on https://futel.net/map/
*N Williams*
* Phone Number: (503) 294-5966
* Location:
* Address: East side of N Williams
* Intersection: South of NE Graham
* Notes: Free, #8 on https://futel.net/map/
*SE Taylor*
* Phone Number: (503) 926-6217
* Location:
* Address: North side of SE Taylor
* Intersection: East of 23rd
* Notes: Free, #12 on https://futel.net/map/
*SE Cesar Chavez*
* Phone Number: (503) 946-5227
* Location:
* Address: East side of SE Cesar Chavez
* Intersection: South of Steele
* Notes: Free, #13 on https://futel.net/map/
*SE 40th*
* Phone Number: (503) 444-8615
* Location:
* Address: East side of SE 40th
* Intersection: South of Woodstock
* Notes: Free, #14 on https://futel.net/map/
*SE Clinton*
* Phone Number: (503) 212-6803
* Location:
* Address: North side of SE Clinton
* Intersection: West of 27th
* Notes: Free, #15 on https://futel.net/map/
* NE Brazee*
* Phone Number: (971) 293-2956
* Location:
* Address: South side of NE Brazee
* Intersection: West of 108th
* Notes: Free, #16 on https://futel.net/map/
*Street Roots*
* Phone Number: (971) 274-5717
* Location: Outside of Street Roots
* Address: 281 W Burnside
* Intersection: East of 3rd
* Notes: Free, #18 on https://futel.net/map/
***UPDATE LOG***
2025-10-06
* Updated entry for Broomfield phone on Zuni. It now
accepts incoming calls, but the receiver is broken.
2025-10-01
* Added entries for payphones in the Futel project in
Portland, OR.
2025-09-26
* Confirmed that the payphones in Brighton and Louisville
receive incoming calls.
2025-09-24
* Confirmed that the payphone in Boulder at 30th and Arapahoe
is working again, and accepts incoming calls.
2025-05-26
* Confirmed that the payphone in Broomfield on Zuni still works.
* Confirmed that the payphone in Boulder on Arapahoe and 30th
no longer works.
2025-05-22
* Confirmed that the payphone in Longmont on Pace Street is still
working.
2025-05-21
* Removed entries for payphones in Black Hawk. The payphone at
Taggert's gas station had no dial tone. The payphone at Base
Camp in Golden Gate State Park no longer exists.
* Added the payphone in Granby.
2025-05-17:
* Removed entry for payphone at Safeway Fuel Station in Superior,
phone no longer exists at that location.
* Removed entry for payphone in Glendale, no dial tone.
* I confirmed that the payphone in Brighton still works.
2025-05-12:
* Removed entry for payphone at Safeway Fuel Station in Englewood,
phone no longer exists at that location
* Removed entry for payphone at Lookin' Good, no dial tone.
2022-10-28
* Updated the entry about the Taggert's gas station near Black Haw
with reports that it will ring if called.
2022-10-17
* Added Village Coffee Shop payphone in Boulder, and payphones at
Taggert's and Base Camp at Golden Gate, both on Peak-to-Peak
Highway near Black Hawk.
2022-08-21
* Confirmed that the payphone in Englewood at Hampden and
Jefferson takes incoming calls.
* Removed the payphone in Thornton at 136th and Colorado,
doesn’t seem to work anymore.
* Removed duplicate entries from update log.
2022-05-23
* Added information for payphones in Glendale and Englewood.
2022-03-24
* Added information for a payphone in Boulder on Arapahoe
Ave./CO SH 7 and 30th St.
2022-02-17
* Added photos for the Bennett payphone.
2022-02-14
* Added information for a payphone in Bennett along
S. First St./Colorado SH 79.
2022-01-31
* Added information for two payphones in Longmont along
E. 17th Avenue, including photos.
2022-01-21
* Added information for a payphone on 136th and Colorado
in Thornton.
* Added photos of payphone on 136th and Zuni in Broomfield
* Updated photos of payphone on Hecla Way in Louisville.
2022-01-20
* Added photos for Bromley Lane phone in Brighton.
2022-01-13
* Added information for a payphone on Bromley Lane in Brighton,
the first payphone on this list from Adams County.
2022-01-12
* Added information on another payphone in Broomfield at
W. 136th and Zuni.
2022-01-08
* Added entry for payphone in Longmont. Update on card payments
not working for Louisville payphone.
* Added links to photos of payphones, corrected location of
Broomfield payphone from SW corner to SE corner.
2022-01-01
* Page created, entries for Lafayette, Louisville, Broomfield,
and Superior.
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