Cope, Colorado

Cope is an unincorporated town, a post office, and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Washington County, Colorado, United States. The population was 53 at the 2020 census.^[4] The Cope post office has the ZIP Code 80812.^[5]

Cope, Colorado
census-designated place
U.S. Route 36 in Cope (2017)
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Coordinates: 39.6639°N 102.8510°W / 39.6639; -102.8510 (Cope, Colorado)[1]
Country	United States
State	Colorado
County	Washington[2]
Government
• Type	unincorporated community
• Body	Washington County[2]
Area [3]
• Total	1.827 sq mi (4.731 km2)
• Land	1.796 sq mi (4.651 km2)
• Water	0.031 sq mi (0.080 km2)
Elevation [1]	4,403 ft (1,342 m)
Population  (2020)[4]
• Total	53
• Density	29/sq mi (11/km2)
Time zone	UTC−07:00 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP code[5]	80812
Area codes	970/748
GNIS place ID	195026
GNIS town ID	2805926
FIPS code	08-17100

History

The Cope, Colorado, post office opened on July 16, 1889.^[6] The community was named after Johnathon C. Cope, a railroad official.^[7]

Geography

Cope is located in Washington County at coordinates 39.6639°N 102.8510°W / 39.6639; -102.8510 (Cope, Colorado) and elevation 4,403 feet (1,342 m).^[1]

At the 2020 United States Census, the Cope CDP had an area of 1,169 acres (4.731 km²), including 20 acres (0.080 km²) of water.^[3]

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau defined the Cope CDP for the United States Census 2020.

Cope CDP, Colorado

Year	Pop.	±%
2020	53	—
Source: United States Census Bureau

See also

• Geography portal
• History portal
• United States portal
• Colorado portal

• List of census-designated places in Colorado
• List of populated places in Colorado
• List of post offices in Colorado