Colona, Colorado

Colona, Colorado
Census-designated place
Hotchkiss Avenue in Colona, February 2020
Hotchkiss Avenue in Colona, February 2020
Location of the Colona CDP in Ouray County, Colorado
Location of the Colona CDP in Ouray County, Colorado
Coordinates: 38°19′39″N 107°46′46″W / 38.32750°N 107.77944°W / 38.32750; -107.77944
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountyOuray
Founded1887
Government
 • TypeUnincorporated community
 • BodyOuray County
Area
 • Total
0.061 sq mi (0.157 km2)
 • Land0.061 sq mi (0.157 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0.000 km2)
Elevation
6,385 ft (1,946 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
36
 • Density590/sq mi (230/km2)
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP code
Montrose 81401
Area codes970/748
GNIS CDP ID2583224
FIPS code08-15825

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.

History

The Colona, Colorado, post office operated from October 19, 1891, until March 15, 1943. The Montrose, Colorado, post office (ZIP code 81401) now serves the area. Colona is a name derived from Spanish meaning "colonist".

Geography

The Colona CDP has an area of 39 acres (0.157 km2), all land.

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau initially defined the Colona CDP for the United States Census 2010.

Colona CDP, Colorado
YearPop.±%
201030—    
202036+20.0%
Source: United States Census Bureau

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Colona, Colorado
  2. 1 2 "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  4. 1 2 United States Census Bureau. "Colona CDP, Colorado". Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  5. 1 2 "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ 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.