McCoy, Colorado

Census Designated Place in Colorado, United States

39°54′52″N 106°43′33″W / 39.91444°N 106.72583°W / 39.91444; -106.72583 (McCoy CDP, Colorado)^[1]Country

United StatesState

ColoradoCountyEagle CountyArea

^[2]

• Total0.294 sq mi (0.761 km²) • Land0.294 sq mi (0.761 km²) • Water0.000 sq mi (0.000 km²)Elevation

^[1]

6,683 ft (2,037 m)Population

(2020)^[3]

• Total30 • Density100/sq mi (39/km²)Time zoneUTC-7 (MST) • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)ZIP Code^[4]

80463

Area code970GNIS feature2583263^[1]

McCoy is an unincorporated town, a census-designated place (CDP), and a post office located in and governed by Eagle County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Edwards, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. The McCoy post office has the ZIP Code 80463.^[4] At the United States Census 2020, the population of the McCoy CDP was 30.^[3]

History

The McCoy Post Office has been in operation since 1891.^[5] The community was named after Charles H. McCoy, a cattleman.^[6]

Geography

McCoy is located along the northern border of Eagle County in the valley of Rock Creek, less than one mile north of its mouth at the Colorado River. Colorado State Highway 131 passes through the community, leading south 20 miles (32 km) to Interstate 70 at Wolcott and north 52 miles (84 km) to Steamboat Springs.

The McCoy CDP has an area of 188 acres (0.761 km²), all land.^[2]

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau initially defined the McCoy CDP for the United States Census 2010.

McCoy CDP, Colorado
Year	Pop.	±%
2010	24	—
2020	30	+25.0%
Source: United States Census Bureau

References

^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: McCoy, Colorado
^ ^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. "McCoy CDP, Colorado". Retrieved April 17, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Look Up a ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
^ Dawson, John Frank. 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. 34.