Coaldale, Colorado

Coaldale is a census-designated place and U.S. post office in Fremont County, Colorado, United States. The population as of the 2010 census was 255.[3] The Coaldale Post Office has the ZIP Code 81222.[2]

Coaldale, Colorado
Census-designated place
An abandoned bridge over the Arkansas River in Coaldale
Coaldale Location within the state of Colorado
Coordinates: 38°21′50″N 105°45′21″W
Country	United States
State	State of Colorado
Countiy	Fremont County[1]
Government
• Type	Unincorporated community
Area
• Total	29.8 sq mi (77.3 km^2)
• Land	29.8 sq mi (77.3 km^2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km^2)
Elevation [1]	6,550 ft (2,000 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	255
• Density	9/sq mi (3.3/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code[2]	81222
FIPS code	08-15440
GNIS feature ID	204773

Geography

Coaldale is located in southwestern Fremont County at 38°21′50″N 105°45′21″W (38.364003,-105.755939). It is bordered to the northwest by the community of Howard. The northeastern edge of the CDP follows the Arkansas River, and U.S. Route 50 follows the river through the CDP. Cañon City, the county seat, is 37 miles (60 km) to the east (downriver), while Salida is 21 miles (34 km) northwest (upriver).

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Coaldale CDP has an area of 29.8 square miles (77.3 km²), all of it land.[3] The CDP extends southwest out of the Arkansas River valley up into San Isabel National Forest and the Sangre de Cristo Range. The southeastern edge of the CDP follows the Hayden Creek valley up to Hayden Pass; the southwestern edge follows the Saguache County line along the crest of the Sangre de Cristos; and the northwestern edge follows Stout Creek and Kerr Gulch Road back down to the Arkansas River valley.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
2010	255		—
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

See also

• Outline of Colorado
  • Index of Colorado-related articles
• State of Colorado
  • Colorado cities and towns
    • Colorado census designated places
  • Colorado counties
    • Fremont County, Colorado
  • Colorado metropolitan areas
    • Front Range Urban Corridor
    • South Central Colorado Urban Area
    • Cañon City, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
2. "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. December 15, 2006. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on September 3, 2007. Retrieved December 15, 2006.
3. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Coaldale CDP, Colorado". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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