Cotopaxi, Colorado

Cotopaxi, Colorado
Cotopaxi on U.S. Route 50.
Location of the Cotopaxi CDP in Fremont County, Colorado.
Cotopaxi
Location of Cotopaxi CDP, Colorado.
Cotopaxi
Cotopaxi (Colorado)
Coordinates: 38°22′13″N 105°41′17″W / 38.3703°N 105.6881°W / 38.3703; -105.6881 (Cotopaxi, Colorado)
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountyFremont
Founded1882
Government
 • Typeunincorporated community
 • BodyFremont County
Area
 • Total
0.286 sq mi (0.740 km2)
 • Land0.286 sq mi (0.740 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0.000 km2)
Elevation
6,362 ft (1,939 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
44
 • Density150/sq mi (59/km2)
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP code
81223
Area codes719
GNIS place ID191769
GNIS CDP ID2583227
FIPS code08-17485

Cotopaxi is an unincorporated town, a post office, and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Fremont County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Cañon City, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. The Cotopaxi post office has the ZIP Code 81223. At the United States Census 2020, the population of the Cotopaxi CDP was 44.