Orchard is an unincorporated town, a post office, and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Morgan County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Fort Morgan, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. 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]
Orchard, Colorado | |
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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] | |
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County | Morgan County |
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• Type | unincorporated town |
Area | |
• Total | 3.787 sq mi (9.809 km2) |
• Land | 3.698 sq mi (9.577 km2) |
• Water | 0.090 sq mi (0.232 km2) |
Elevation | 4,409 ft (1,344 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 90 |
• Density | 24/sq mi (9/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
ZIP Code[3] | 80649 |
Area code | 970 |
GNIS feature[2] | Orchard CDP |
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.[citation needed]
The Orchard CDP has an area of 2,424 acres (9.809 km2), including 57 acres (0.232 km2) of water.[1]
The United States Census Bureau initially defined the Orchard CDP for the United States Census 2010.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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2010 | 90 | — |
2020 | — | |
Source: United States Census Bureau |
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County seat: Fort Morgan | ||
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