Weldona, Colorado

Census Designated Place in Colorado, United States

40°20′54″N 103°58′10″W / 40.3484079°N 103.9693650°W / 40.3484079; -103.9693650 (Weldona CDP, Colorado)^[1]Country

United StatesState

ColoradoCountyMorgan CountyGovernment

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• Typeunincorporated townArea

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• Total0.157 sq mi (0.406 km²) • Land0.157 sq mi (0.406 km²) • Water0.000 sq mi (0.000 km²)Elevation

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4,354 ft (1,327 m)Population

(2020)^[1]

• Total113 • Density720/sq mi (280/km²)Time zoneUTC-7 (MST) • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)ZIP Code^[3]

80653

Area code970GNIS feature ID2583315 ^[2]

Weldona is an unincorporated town, a post office, and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Morgan County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Fort Morgan, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. The Weldona post office has the ZIP Code 80653.^[3] At the United States Census 2020, the population of the Weldona CDP was 113.^[1]

History

The Weldona post office has been in operation since 1907.^[4] The community was named after one General Weldon.^[5]

The Weldona CDP has an area of 100 acres (0.406 km²), all land.^[1]

Weldona CDP, Colorado
Year	Pop.	±%
2010	139	—
2020	113	−18.7%
Source: United States Census Bureau

The Weldon Valley School District RE-20J serves Weldona.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Weldona CDP, Colorado". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Weldona, Colorado
^ ^a ^b "Look Up a ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 11, 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. 51.