Avon, Colorado

Avon, Colorado
Home rule municipality[1]
Nottingham Lake in Avon
Nottingham Lake in Avon
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Location of the Town of Avon in Eagle County, Colorado.
Location of the Town of Avon in Eagle County, Colorado.
Avon is located in the United States
Avon
Avon
Location of the Town of Avon in the United States.
Coordinates: 39°37′58″N 106°28′20″W / 39.63278°N 106.47222°W / 39.63278; -106.47222[2]
Country United States
State Colorado
CountyEagle County[1]
Incorporated (town)August 1978[3]
Government
 • TypeHome rule municipality[1]
 • MayorAmy Phillips[citation needed]
Area
[4]
 • Total
8.424 sq mi (21.819 km2)
 • Land8.349 sq mi (21.625 km2)
 • Water0.075 sq mi (0.194 km2)
Elevation
[2]
7,989 ft (2,435 m)
Population
 (2020)[4]
 • Total
6,072
 • Density727/sq mi (281/km2)
 • Metro
55,731
 • CSA
134,774
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP Code
81620[5]
Area code970
FIPS code08-04110
GNIS feature ID2411658[2]
Websitewww.avon.org

Avon is a home rule municipality located in Eagle County, Colorado, United States.[1] The town population was 6,072 at the 2020 United States Census.[4] The town is a part of the Edwards, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. Avon is the gateway to the Beaver Creek Resort which lies about two miles (3 km) south of the town. It was the previous site of Vail Resorts before the company moved its physical headquarters to Broomfield, Colorado, in 2006. The town is the home of Liberty Skis, an independent ski manufacturing company.

  1. ^ a b c d "Active Colorado Municipalities". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Avon, Colorado
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference MuniIncCO was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ a b c "Decennial Census P.L. 94-171 Redistricting Data". United States Census Bureau, United States Department of Commerce. August 12, 2021. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  5. ^ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. August 19, 2007. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on August 18, 2007. Retrieved August 19, 2007.