Colona, Colorado
Colona, Colorado | |
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Hotchkiss Avenue in Colona, February 2020 | |
![]() Location of the Colona CDP in Ouray County, Colorado. | |
![]() Colona Location of the Colona CDP, Colorado. ![]() Colona Colona (Colorado) | |
| Coordinates: 38°19′30″N 107°46′47″W / 38.3250°N 107.7798°W[2] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Ouray[1] |
| Founded | 1887 |
| Government | |
| • Type | unincorporated community |
| • Body | Ouray County[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.061 sq mi (0.157 km2) |
| • Land | 0.061 sq mi (0.157 km2) |
| • Water | 0.000 sq mi (0.000 km2) |
| Elevation | 6,385 ft (1,946 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 36 |
| • Density | 590/sq mi (230/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| ZIP code[5] | Montrose 81401 |
| Area codes | 970/748 |
| GNIS place ID | 204751 |
| GNIS CDP ID | 2583224 |
| FIPS code | 08-15825 |
Colona is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) located in Ouray County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Montrose, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the Colona CDP was 36 at the time of the United States Census 2020.[4]
History
The Colona, Colorado, post office operated from October 19, 1891, until March 15, 1943.[6] The Montrose, Colorado, post office (ZIP code 81401) now serves the area.[5] Colona is a name derived from Spanish meaning "colonist".[7]
Geography
The Colona CDP has an area of 39 acres (0.157 km2), all land.[3]
Demographics
The United States Census Bureau initially defined the Colona CDP for the United States Census 2010.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 30 | — |
| 2020 | 36 | +20.0% |
| Source: United States Census Bureau | ||
See also
- List of census-designated places in Colorado
- List of populated places in Colorado
- List of post offices in Colorado
References
- ^ a b "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
- ^ a b "Colona, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
- ^ a b "State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
- ^ a b United States Census Bureau. "Colona CDP, Colorado". Retrieved April 13, 2023.
- ^ a b "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
- ^ Bauer, William H.; Ozment, James L.; Willard, John H. (1990). Colorado Post Offices 1859–1989. Golden, Colorado: Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation. ISBN 0-918654-42-4.
- ^ Dawson, John Frank. Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 14.



