Dinosaur, Colorado

Dinosaur, Colorado
Town of Dinosaur
A sign for Tyrannosaurus Trail, a street in Dinosaur
Dinosaur
Location of the Town of Dinosaur, Colorado.
Dinosaur
Dinosaur (Colorado)
Coordinates: 40°14′37″N 109°00′53″W / 40.2436°N 109.0146°W / 40.2436; -109.0146 (Dinosaur, Colorado)
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountyMoffat
IncorporatedDecember 18, 1947
Named afterDinosaur National Monument
Government
 • Typestatutory town
Area
 • Total
0.930 sq mi (2.408 km2)
 • Land0.930 sq mi (2.408 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0.000 km2)
Elevation
5,922 ft (1,805 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
243
 • Density261/sq mi (101/km2)
 • Metro
13,292
 • CSA
38,121
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP codes
81610 & 81633
Area codes970/748
GNIS place ID171542
GNIS town ID2412432
FIPS code08-20495
Websitetownofdinosaur.colorado.gov

Dinosaur is a statutory town in Moffat County, Colorado, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 243, down from 339 at the 2010 census. Dinosaur is a part of the Steamboat Springs, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area.