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Orchard Mesa is a census-designated place (CDP) in and governed by Mesa County, Colorado, United States. It is part of the Grand Junction, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the Orchard Mesa CDP was 6,688 at the 2020 census. [3] The Grand Junction post office (ZIP Code 81503) serves the area. [4]
Across the Colorado River north of its confluence with Plateau Creek, 8 miles (13 km) northeast of Palisade 39°11′20″N 108°16′53″W / 39.188889°N 108.281389°W / 39.188889; -108.281389 ( Grand Valley Diversion
The location of the State of Colorado in the United States. This is a list of some notable ghost towns in the U.S. State of Colorado. A ghost town is a former community that now has no year-round residents or less than 1% of its peak population. Colorado has over 1,500 ghost towns, although visible remains of only about 640 still exist.
Clifton is a census-designated place (CDP) and post office in and governed by Mesa County, Colorado, United States. It is part of the Grand Junction, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. [5] The Clifton post office has the ZIP Code 81520. [4] As of the 2020 census, the population of the Clifton CDP was 20,413. [3]
Orchard 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 Orchard post office has the ZIP Code 80649. [4] As of the 2020 census, the population of the Orchard CDP was 76. [3]
The Mesa Post Office has the ZIP Code 81643. [2] Mesa is located on the north side of the Grand Mesa on state highway 65. in a geographic area known as Plateau Valley, and is under the Plateau Valley 50 District Public Schools. The Powderhorn Resort is located just outside of the community.
The Mesa County Libraries is based in Mesa County, Colorado. The Central Library is located in Grand Junction, Colorado and the other branches are located in Clifton, Fruita, Orchard Mesa, Palisade, Collbran, De Beque and Gateway. MCPLD serves about 150,000 people in the county. They offer extensive services and programs for children, teens and ...
It is also home to the largest collection of Uintah Railway cars on the Colorado western slope. [5] At its peak the orchard produced 22,000 apple trees over a 243-acre (0.98 km 2) orchard. It is considered the largest orchard for the time in western Colorado. [6] The only land left today is now a 24-acre (97,000 m 2) site.