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Census Designated Place
Bridge over the Eagle River in Wolcott.
Location of the Wolcott CDP in Eagle County, Colorado.
Wolcott, Colorado Location in the United States
Country	United States
State	Colorado
County	Eagle County
Government
• Type	unincorporated town
Area
• Total	0.385 sq mi (0.996 km2)
• Land	0.369 sq mi (0.956 km2)
• Water	0.015 sq mi (0.040 km2)
Elevation	7,044 ft (2,147 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	20
• Density	52/sq mi (20/km2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code	81655
Area code(s)	970
GNIS feature	2583318

Wolcott is an unincorporated town, a post office, and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Eagle County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Edwards, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. The Wolcott post office has the ZIP Code 81655 (post office boxes). At the United States Census 2020, the population of the Wolcott CDP was 20.

History

The Wolcott Post Office has been in operation since 1889. The community was named after Edward O. Wolcott, a United States Senator from Colorado.

Geography

Wolcott is located in central Eagle County in the valley of the Eagle River, a west-flowing tributary of the Colorado River. U.S. Route 6 passes through the community, following the river, while Interstate 70 forms the southern edge of the CDP, with access from Exit 157. I-70 and US-6 each lead 7 miles (11 km) east to Edwards and west 10 miles (16 km) to Eagle, the county seat. Colorado State Highway 131 intersects I-70 at Exit 157, passes through the center of Wolcott, and leads north 72 miles (116 km) to Steamboat Springs.

The Wolcott CDP has an area of 246 acres (0.996 km²), including 9.9 acres (0.040 km²) of water.

Demographics

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

See also

In Spanish: Wolcott (Colorado) para niños