Capulin, Colorado

Census Designated Place in Colorado, United States

37°16′55″N 106°06′18″W / 37.28194°N 106.10500°W / 37.28194; -106.10500^[1]Country

United StatesState

ColoradoCountyConejos CountyEstablished1867^[2]Government

• TypeUnincorporated areaArea

^[3]

• Total0.947 sq mi (2.453 km²) • Land0.947 sq mi (2.453 km²) • Water0.000 sq mi (0.000 km²)Elevation

^[1]

7,805 ft (2,379 m)Population

(2020)^[4]

• Total134 • Density140/sq mi (55/km²)Time zoneUTC-7 (MST) • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)ZIP Code^[5]

81124 (PO Box)

Area code719GNIS feature ID2583218^[1]

Capulin is an unincorporated town, a post office, and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Conejos County, Colorado, United States. The Capulin post office has the ZIP Code 81124.^[5] At the United States Census 2020, the population of the Capulin CDP was 134.^[4]

History

The town of Capulin was established by settlers from Ojo Caliente, New Mexico, in 1867.^[2] "Capulin" is a regional word for chokecherry.^[2] The Capulin Post Office opened on August 10, 1881.^[6]

Capulin is located in northern Conejos County. Colorado State Highway 15 leads east 8 miles (13 km) to U.S. Route 285, just north of La Jara, and west then north 22 miles (35 km) to Monte Vista.

The Capulin CDP has an area of 606 acres (2.453 km²), all land.^[3]

Capulin CDP, Colorado
Year	Pop.	±%
2010	200	—
2020	134	−33.0%
Source: United States Census Bureau

^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Capulin, Colorado
^ ^a ^b ^c Eichler, Geo. R. (1977). Colorado Place Names. Boulder, Colo.: Johnson Publishing Company. LCCN 77-89726.
^ ^a ^b "State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
^ ^a ^b United States Census Bureau. "Capulin CDP, Colorado". Retrieved March 30, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Look Up a ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
^ Bauer, William H.; James L. Ozment; John H. Willard (1990). Colorado Post Offices 1859-1989. Denver, Co.: The Colorado Railroad Museum. ISBN 0-918654-42-4. LCCN 90-034759.
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