Watkins, Colorado
Watkins, Colorado | |
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Watkins, looking west along Colfax Avenue. | |
Location of the Watkins CDP in Adams County and Arapahoe County, Colorado. | |
Location of the Watkins CDP in the United States. | |
| Coordinates: 39°41′54″N 104°34′38″W / 39.6984001°N 104.5772327°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| Counties | Adams & Arapahoe |
| Government | |
| • Type | unincorporated town |
| Area | |
• Total | 24.753 sq mi (64.109 km2) |
| • Land | 24.753 sq mi (64.109 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.0002 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 682 |
| • Density | 28/sq mi (11/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP Code | 80137 |
| Area codes | 303 & 720 |
| GNIS feature | Watkins 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.