Cope, Colorado

Census Designated Place in Colorado, United States

39°40′09″N 102°51′00″W / 39.6692216°N 102.8501063°W / 39.6692216; -102.8501063 (Cope CDP, Colorado)^[1]Country

United StatesState

ColoradoCountyWashington CountyGovernment

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• Typeunincorporated townArea

^[1]

• Total1.827 sq mi (4.731 km²) • Land1.796 sq mi (4.651 km²) • Water0.031 sq mi (0.080 km²)Elevation

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4,429 ft (1,350 m)Population

(2020)^[3]

• Total53 • Density29/sq mi (11/km²)Time zoneUTC-7 (MST) • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)ZIP Code^[4]

80812

Area code970GNIS feature^[2]Cope CDP

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.^[3] The Cope post office has the ZIP Code 80812.^[4]

History

The Cope post office has been in operation since 1889.^[5] The community was named after Johnathon C. Cope, a railroad official.^[6]

The Cope CDP has an area of 1,169 acres (4.731 km²), including 20 acres (0.080 km²) of water.^[1]

Cope CDP, Colorado
Year	Pop.	±%
2020	53	—
Source: United States Census Bureau

^ ^a ^b ^c "State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "U.S. Board on Geographic Names: Domestic Names". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
^ ^a ^b United States Census Bureau. "Cope CDP, Colorado". Retrieved April 5, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Look Up a ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
^ 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. 15.