Joes, Colorado
Coordinates39°39′21.4″N 102°40′42.58″W
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountyYuma
Area total5.408 km²
Area land5.401 km²
Area water0.007 km²
Unit prefImperial
Elevation4275 ft
Population as of2020
Population total82
Time zoneMST (UTC−7)
Time zone (DST)MDT (UTC−6)
ZIP Code80822[1]
Area code970
FIPS code[2]
GNIS ID2583253 [2]

Joes is a census-designated place (CDP) in Yuma County, Colorado, United States.[2] As of the United States Census 2020, its population was 82.[3]

History

The Joes post office has been in operation since 1912.[4] The post office has the ZIP Code 80822.[1] The community was named for the fact a share of the first settlers were named Joe.[5]

Geography

The Joes CDP has an area of 1,336 acres (5.408 square kilometres), including 1.7 acres (0.007 square kilometres) of water.[6] Joes is home to Liberty High School.

Demographics

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

See also

References

  1. ^ "Look Up a ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
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  3. ^ United States Census Bureau. "Joes CDP, Colorado". Retrieved April 11, 2023.
  4. ^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  5. ^ 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. 28. Archived from the original on 2016-11-08.
  6. ^ "State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 27, 2020.

Further reading

Propst, Nell B. (1988). The Boys from Joes: A Colorado Basketball Legend. Boulder, CO: Pruett Publishing. ISBN 0-87108-932-7