Avondale, Colorado

Census-designated place in Pueblo County, Colorado, United States

Census Designated Place in Colorado, United States

38°14′07″N 104°20′54″W / 38.2351827°N 104.3482323°W / 38.2351827; -104.3482323 (Avondale CDP, Colorado)^[1]Country

United StatesState

ColoradoCountyPueblo CountyGovernment

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• Typeunincorporated townArea

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• Total0.628 sq mi (1.627 km²) • Land0.628 sq mi (1.627 km²) • Water0.000 sq mi (0.000 km²)Elevation

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4,544 ft (1,385 m)Population

(2020)^[1]

• Total594 • Density950/sq mi (370/km²)Time zoneUTC-7 (MST) • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)ZIP Code^[3]

81022

Area code719GNIS feature^[2]Avondale CDP

Avondale is a census-designated place (CDP) and post office in and governed by 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.^[3] 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.^[1]

History

The Avondale post office has been in operation since 1892.^[4] The name Avondale is derived from Stratford-upon-Avon.^[5]

The Avondale CDP has an area of 402 acres (1.627 km²), all land.^[1]

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

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c "U.S. Board on Geographic Names: Domestic Names". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Look Up a ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
^ 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.