Cope, Colorado

Cope, Colorado
Cope, Colorado
Census Designated Place
	U.S. Route 36 in Cope.
	Cope Location of the Cope CDP in the State of Colorado.
	Coordinates: 39°40′09″N 102°51′00″W / 39.6692216°N 102.8501063°W
Country	United States
State	Colorado
County	Washington County
Government
• Type	unincorporated town
Area
• 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	4,429 ft (1,350 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	53
• Density	29/sq mi (11/km2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code	80812
Area code	970
GNIS feature	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

Cope, Colorado
Census Designated Place
U.S. Route 36 in Cope.
Cope Location of the Cope CDP in the State of Colorado.
Coordinates: 39°40′09″N 102°51′00″W / 39.6692216°N 102.8501063°W / 39.6692216; -102.8501063 (Cope CDP, Colorado)^[1]
Country	United States
State	Colorado
County	Washington County
Government ^[2]
• Type	unincorporated town
Area ^[1]
• 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 ^[2]	4,429 ft (1,350 m)
Population (2020)^[3]
• Total	53
• Density	29/sq mi (11/km²)
Time zone	UTC-7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code^[4]	80812
Area code	970
GNIS feature^[2]	Cope CDP