Orchard Mesa, Colorado

Census-designated places in Mesa County, United States

Census-designated place in Colorado, United States

39°02′12″N 108°30′37″W / 39.03667°N 108.51028°W / 39.03667; -108.51028 (Orchard Mesa CDP, Colorado)^[1]Country

United StatesState

ColoradoCountyMesa CountyGovernment

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• Typeunincorporated communityArea

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• Total3.757 sq mi (9.73 km²) • Land3.667 sq mi (9.50 km²) • Water0.090 sq mi (0.23 km²)Elevation

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4,682 ft (1,427 m)Population

(2020)^[3]

• Total6,688 • Density1,823.8/sq mi (704.2/km²)Time zoneUTC-7 (MST) • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)ZIP Code^[4]

81503 (Grand Junction)

Area code970GNIS feature2408997^[1]

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]

Geography

Orchard Mesa is in central Mesa County, on the southeast side of the city of Grand Junction, the county seat. It is bordered to the north by the Colorado River and to the southwest by the Gunnison River, its tributary. U.S. Route 50 passes through the community, leading northwest into Grand Junction and southeast 37 miles (60 km) to Delta. The Orchard Mesa CDP has an area of 3.8 square miles (9.8 km²), of which 0.09 square miles (0.23 km²), or 2.40%, are water.^[2]

Demographics

Orchard Mesa CDP, Colorado
Year	Pop.	±%
1960	4,956	—
1970	5,824	+17.5%
1980	4,876	−16.3%
1990	5,977	+22.6%
2000	6,456	+8.0%
2010	6,836	+5.9%
2020	6,688	−2.2%
Source: United States Census Bureau

The United States Census Bureau initially defined the Orchard Mesa CDP for the 1960 United States Census.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Orchard Mesa, Colorado
^ ^a ^b "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Colorado". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "P1. Race – Orchard Mesa CDP, Colorado: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Look Up a ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 24, 2020.