Avondale, Colorado

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Avondale, Colorado
census-designated place
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Avondale post office.
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Location of the Avondale CDP in Pueblo County, Colorado.
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Location of Avondale, Colorado.
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Avondale
Avondale (Colorado)
Coordinates: 38°14′15″N104°21′04″W / 38.2375°N 104.3511°W / 38.2375; -104.3511 [1]
Country United States
State Colorado
County Pueblo [2]
Government
 • Type unincorporated community
 • Body Pueblo County [2]
Area
[3]
 • Total
0.628 sq mi (1.627 km2)
 • Land0.628 sq mi (1.627 km2)
 • Water0.000 sq mi (0.000 km2)
Elevation
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4,557 ft (1,389 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total
594
 • Density950/sq mi (370/km2)
Time zone UTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP Code [4]
81022
Area code 719
GNIS pop ID 204801
GNIS CDP ID 2407788
FIPS code 08-04165

Avondale is a census-designated place (CDP) and post office located in Pueblo County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Pueblo, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Avondale post office has the ZIP Code 81022. [4] At the United States Census 2020, the population of the Avondale CDP was 594, while the population of the 81022 ZIP Code Tabulation Area was 1,624 including adjacent areas. [3]

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History

The Avondale, Colorado, post office opened on March 22, 1892. [5] The name Avondale is derived from Stratford-upon-Avon. [6]

Geography

At the 2020 United States Census, the Avondale CDP had an area of 402 acres (1.627 km2), all land. [3]

Demographics

Avondale CDP, Colorado
YearPop.±%
2000 754—    
2010 674−10.6%
2020 594−11.9%
Source: United States Census Bureau


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

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Avondale, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved December 31, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs . Retrieved January 20, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved November 3, 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Look Up a ZIP Code". United States Postal Service . Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ Dawson, John Frank (1954). 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. 8.
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