Watkins, Colorado | |
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 Watkins, looking west along Colfax Avenue. | |
 Location of the Watkins CDP in Adams County and Arapahoe County, Colorado. | |
  Watkins Location of the Watkins CDP in the United States. | |
| Coordinates: 39°41′54″N 104°34′38″W / 39.6984001°N 104.5772327°W[1] | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Colorado |
| Counties | Adams & Arapahoe |
| Government | |
| • Type | unincorporated town |
| Area | |
• Total | 24.753 sq mi (64.109 km2) |
| • Land | 24.753 sq mi (64.109 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.0002 km2) |
| Population | |
• Total | 682 |
| • Density | 28/sq mi (11/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP Code[4] | 80137 |
| Area codes | 303 & 720 |
| GNIS feature[2] | Watkins CDP |
Watkins (also called Box Elder) is an unincorporated town and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Arapahoe and Adams counties, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The census-designated place borders Aurora, and the Watkins post office, which lies within the Aurora city limits, has the ZIP Code 80137.[4] At the United States Census 2020, the population of the Watkins CDP was 682.[3]
- ^ a b "State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
- ^ a b c "U.S. Board on Geographic Names: Domestic Names". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
- ^ a b United States Census Bureau. "Watkins CDP, Colorado". Retrieved April 10, 2023.
- ^ a b "Look Up a ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 7, 2020.