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A town in Colorado.

Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY-SA 3.0
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McCoy, CO · Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source ↗

Land area
0 sq mi

Is McCoy a good place to live?

McCoy’s January low is 6°F, below both Colorado’s towns (17°F) and U.S. towns (22°F). Waterwheel and Rock Creek Stage Station is on the National Register of Historic Places. We don’t grade McCoy yet; the figures below are still real.

Waterwheel
Waterwheel · National Register of Historic Places
McCoy’s story

135 years in pictures

The archive holds 8 old photos and papers going back to 2010 and a map from 1972 on.

1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.

  • 1891McCoy is settled
Explore the history →
Getting set up

Moving to McCoy: who provides what

McCoy is unincorporated, so Eagle County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerYampa Valley Electric Assn17.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & county servicesEagle CountyEagle County provides services here
SchoolsEagle County School District RE 50Which 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 hereEagle County Clerk and RecorderEagle County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025
ZIP codes80463, 8042380463 77% · 80423 23%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 McCoy.

Natural hazards

McCoy stands out in Colorado and nationally, with the FEMA risk score higher than most

Expected losses in McCoy break down as 78% from avalanches and 20% from inland flooding.

97risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
97Very high riskLowerHigher
AvalanchesInland flooding
Full pageMcCoy’s hazards pageOpen the full Hazards page
What it facesVery high riskFlood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on recordPast disasters7 disaster declarations · Declared for the countyGet ready1.2 events a year, on average · Ready for avalanches

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

McCoy: snowy winters and pleasant summers

The town’s July high works out to 86°F.

131″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter8–36°
Spring28–59°
Summer46–83°
Fall28–62°
Sep 11
typical first frost
Jun 14
typical last frost
+1.5°
vs. the 20th-century average
Full pageMcCoy’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page
A year of weatherJuly highs 86°, January lows 6°Rain & snow131″ of snow a winter · 12 inches of rain and snow a yearHeating & coolingMostly a heating billThen and now+1.5° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy McCoy is

12% of McCoy adults smoke cigarettes. This Colorado town does better than the Colorado average on 7 of 26 CDC measures and worse on 4. Among adults in the town, 24% have obesity and 15% report frequent mental distress.

McCoyTypical Colorado townTypical U.S. town
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)26%30%36%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)24%26%35%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)15%16%17%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)74%71%79%
26 measures vs. Colorado
7 better15 too close to call4 worse
What stands outMcCoyCO
Fewer uninsured adults6.7%11.1%
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth7%9.2%
More adults who have had cancer10.4%7.8%
Middle Park Medical Center
20.2 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
Full pageMcCoy’s health reportOpen the full Health report
Everyday habitsFewer adults sleeping under 7 hoursHospitals & doctors nearby20.2 miles to an ER · Middle Park Medical CenterHow adults are doingFewer adults in frequent mental distressEvery CDC estimateBetter than CO on 7 of 26

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about McCoy

13pages on McCoy
The big questions
HealthBetter than CO on 7 of 26 CDC measuresNatural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 97% of U.S. communities · avalanches
Out and about
PlacesAttractions25 nearby · Beaver Creek 23 miLibraryEagle Public LibraryColleges
The story
HistorySettled 1891 · 1 on the National RegisterClimate86° summer highs · 131″ of snow
Day to day
NewsWeatherHandbookZIP code 80463Town SquareNeighbors
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of McCoy; the nearest are

Colorado Mountain CollegeUniversity or college · Public · Glenwood Springs40.7 mi$2,616 in-state tuitionCommunity College of AuroraCommunity college · Public · Aurora103 mi$4,470 in-state tuition

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

About McCoy

Census-designated place in Eagle County, CO, USA

McCoy is an unincorporated town, a census-designated place (CDP), and a post office located in and governed by Eagle County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Edwards, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. The McCoy post office has the ZIP Code 80463. At the United States Census 2020, the population of the McCoy CDP was 30.

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

Area
0.3 sq mi
Elevation
6,706 ft
ZIP code
80463

Questions about McCoy

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is McCoy, CO a good place to live?

We don’t grade McCoy yet; the figures below are still real. A town in Colorado.