Somerset, Colorado

Somerset is a census-designated place (CDP) and post office located in and governed by Gunnison County, Colorado, United States. The population was 55 at the 2020 census.^[3] The Somerset post office has the ZIP Code 81434.^[4]

Somerset, Colorado
Census-designated place
Coal train near Somerset, August 2011
Somerset Location of the Somerset CDP in the State of Colorado.
Coordinates: 38°55′41″N 107°28′22″W[1]
Country	United States
State	Colorado
County	Gunnison County
Government [2]
• Type	unincorporated town
Area [1]
• Total	0.190 sq mi (0.492 km2)
• Land	0.190 sq mi (0.492 km2)
• Water	0.000 sq mi (0.000 km2)
Elevation [2]	5,998 ft (1,828 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	55
• Density	290/sq mi (110/km2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code[4]	81434
Area code	970
GNIS feature ID	2805921[2]

History

Somerset Post Office, July 2016

Somerset was named after Somerset, Pennsylvania.^[5]

In 2012, the Aspen Skiing Company built a 3-megawatt methane-to-electricity plant in Somerset at Oxbow Carbon's Elk Creek Mine.^[6]

Geography

The Somerset CDP has an area of 122 acres (0.492 km²), all land.^[1]

Demographics

Somerset CDP, Colorado

Year	Pop.	±%
2020	55	—
Source: United States Census Bureau

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

See also

• Colorado portal

• List of census designated places in Colorado