Watkins, Colorado

Watkins, Colorado
Watkins, looking west along Colfax Avenue.
Location of the Watkins CDP in Adams County and Arapahoe County, Colorado.
Watkins
Location of the Watkins CDP in the United States.
Coordinates: 39°41′54″N 104°34′38″W / 39.6984001°N 104.5772327°W / 39.6984001; -104.5772327 (Watkins CDP, Colorado)
Country United States
State Colorado
CountiesAdams & Arapahoe
Government
  Typeunincorporated town
Area
  Total
24.753 sq mi (64.109 km2)
  Land24.753 sq mi (64.109 km2)
  Water0 sq mi (0.0002 km2)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
682
  Density28/sq mi (11/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code
80137
Area codes303 & 720
GNIS featureWatkins CDP

Watkins (also called Box Elder) is an unincorporated town and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Arapahoe and Adams counties, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The census-designated place borders Aurora, and the Watkins post office, which lies within the Aurora city limits, has the ZIP Code 80137. At the United States Census 2020, the population of the Watkins CDP was 682.