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Gottlieb Mercantile Building (Cokedale, Colorado)
Colorado›Las Animas County

CokedaleCO

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Is Cokedale a good place to live?

Cokedale Historic District is on the National Register of Historic Places. Cokedale has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

What makes Cokedale stand out

Where Cokedale beats most towns.

Small town

123 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Cokedale Historic District
Cokedale Historic District · National Register of Historic Places
Cokedale’s story

120 years in pictures

Census counts: 214 in 1950, 127 in 2020. The archive holds 17 old photos and papers going back to 2005 and a map from 1951 on.

1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.

  • 1906Cokedale is settled
Explore the history →
Getting set up

Moving to Cokedale: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Cokedale, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerSan Isabel Electric Assn18.9¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterTown of Cokedale water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet2 providers0% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Cokedale’s trash rules yet
SchoolsTrinidad School District 1Which school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Colorado you can register online until 8 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 8 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereLas Animas County Clerk and RecorderLas Animas County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025
ZIP code8108281082 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Cokedale.

Natural hazards

Top of a very high hazard risk in Cokedale: inland flooding

In Cokedale, the risk rating from FEMA is 88 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 48% come from inland flooding and 38% from wildfires. Households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2006.

88risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
88Very high riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingWildfire
1
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Cokedale has snowy winters and pleasant summers

The range runs from 17° on a January night to 87° on a July afternoon, with about 48 inches of snow a winter.

48″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter18–48°
Spring33–65°
Summer53–85°
Fall35–67°
Oct 4
typical first frost
May 11
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

A larger share of adults in Cokedale have diabetes than in the typical Colorado or U.S. town

Among adults in Cokedale, 16% smoke cigarettes, where Colorado’s towns sit at 11% and U.S. towns at 14%. Cokedale: 38% of adults have high blood pressure. Only 7 of the 160 Colorado towns we compare have a lower share of adults who binge drink than Cokedale. CDC measures, 26 in all: Cokedale beats Colorado on 2 and trails on 14.

CokedaleColorado townsU.S. towns
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)17%12%14%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)14%8.4%12%
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)24%15%19%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)38%27%35%
26 measures vs. Colorado
2 better10 too close to call14 worse
What stands outCokedaleCO
Fewer binge drinkers14.7%19%
More adults treating high blood pressure76.7%69.5%
More adults with heart disease10.2%5.1%
Mt San Rafael Hospital
7.6 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Cokedale

16pages on Cokedale
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Cokedale

About Cokedale

Town in Colorado, US

Cokedale is a statutory town located in Las Animas County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 127 at the 2020 United States census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
0.2 sq mi
Elevation
6,332 ft
Area code
719

Questions about Cokedale

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Cokedale, CO a good place to live?

Cokedale has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.