Orchard, Colorado

Orchard is an unincorporated town, a post office, and a census-designated place (CDP) located in western Morgan County, Colorado, United States. The Orchard post office has the ZIP Code 80649.[3] At the United States Census 2010, the population of the Orchard CDP was 90, while the population of the 80649 ZIP Code Tabulation Area was 299 including adjacent areas.[4] Morgan County governs the unincorporated town.

For the town in Delta County, see Orchard City, Colorado.
Orchard, Colorado
Census Designated Place
Washington Avenue in Orchard, Colorado.
Location of the Orchard CDP in Morgan County, Colorado.
Orchard
Location of the Orchard CDP in the United States.
Coordinates: 39°02′11″N 108°31′00″W[1]
Country United States
State Colorado
CountyMorgan County
Government
 • Typeunincorporated town
Area
 • Total3.787 sq mi (9.809 km2)
 • Land3.698 sq mi (9.577 km2)
 • Water0.090 sq mi (0.232 km2)
Elevation4,409 ft (1,344 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total90
 • Density24/sq mi (9/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code[3]
80649
Area code(s)970
GNIS feature[2]Orchard CDP

History

The Orchard post office has been in operation since 1882.[5] The community was named for a grove of cottonwood trees near the original town site.[6]

Orchard is the town that was used to film James Michener's miniseries Centennial. Most if not all of the remnants of the production sets are now gone.

Oblique air photo of Orchard (center) with the South Platte River crossing from left to right, in September 2018

Geography

The Orchard CDP has an area of 2,424 acres (9.809 km2), including 57 acres (0.232 km2) of water.[1]

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau initially defined the Orchard CDP for the United States Census 2010.

Orchard CDP, Colorado
YearPop.±%
201090—    
2020—    
Source: United States Census Bureau

See also

References
  1. "State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  2. "U.S. Board on Geographic Names: Domestic Names". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  3. "Look Up a ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  4. "2010: DEC Summary File 1". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  5. "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  6. 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. 38.
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