Sedalia, Colorado

Sedalia is an unincorporated town, a post office, and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Douglas County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Sedalia post office has the ZIP Code 80135.^[4] At the United States Census 2020, the population of the Sedalia CDP was 177.^[3]

Sedalia, Colorado
Census-designated place
Looking south on Manhart Street in Sedalia.
Location of the Sedalia CDP in Douglas County, Colorado
Sedalia Location of the Sedalia CDP in the United States
Coordinates: 39°26′23″N 104°58′12″W[1]
Country	United States
State	Colorado
County	Douglas County
Government [1]
• Type	unincorporated town
Area [2]
• Total	3.531 km2 (1.363 sq mi)
• Land	3.531 km2 (1.363 sq mi)
Elevation [1]	1,775 m (5,824 ft)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	177
• Density	50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code[4]	80135
Area codes	303 & 720
GNIS feature ID	2409301[1]

History

The Sedalia post office has been in operation since 1872.^[5] The community was named after Sedalia, Missouri.^[6]

Geography

Sedalia is located in northern Douglas County along U.S. Route 85, which leads 8 miles (13 km) southeast to Castle Rock, the county seat, and north 24 miles (39 km) to downtown Denver.

The Sedalia CDP has an area of 873 acres (3.531 km²), all land.^[2]

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau initially defined the Sedalia CDP for the United States Census 2000.

Sedalia CDP, Colorado

Year	Pop.	±%
2000	211	—
2010	206	−2.4%
2020	177	−14.1%
Source: United States Census Bureau

Education

The Douglas County School District serves Sedalia.

Notable resident

• Philip F. Roach (1881-1976), U.S. Coast Guard Commodore, Navy Cross recipient,^[7]

See also

• Colorado portal

• Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO Combined Statistical Area
• Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area
• Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad