Idalia, Colorado
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Idalia, looking east on U.S. 36.
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 Idalia, Colorado
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| Coordinates: 39°42′15″N 102°17′35″W / 39.70417°N 102.29306°WCoordinates: 39°42′15″N 102°17′35″W / 39.70417°N 102.29306°W | |
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 United States
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 Colorado
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| Counties | Yuma |
| Elevation | 3,963 ft (1,208 m) |
| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP code | 80735 |
| GNIS feature ID | 204817 |
Idalia is a census-designated place and a U.S. Post Office in Yuma County, Colorado, United States. The population as of the 2010 Census was 88, while the population of the 80735 zip code is 405. The Idalia Post Office has the ZIP code 80735.
Idalia is located at 39°42′15″N 102°17′35″W / 39.70417°N 102.29306°W (39.704281,-102.293186), along U.S. Highway 36 approximately two miles west of U.S. Highway 385.
A post office called Idalia has been in operation since 1888. The community derives its name from Edaliah Helmick, a pioneer settler.
There is one school, which teaches preschool through twelfth grade. The school mascot is the wolf. The town also has a preschool and daycare.
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Idalia has a 24-hour self-serve gas station as well as a small motel. There are two restaurants which serve the surrounding community as well as travelers on Highway 36. As such, the name of the town bar & grill is The Grainery. There is also a small cafe open during the morning, the Prairie Vista. Idalia has a grain elevator that is operated in conjunction with the Outback Fuel and Feed gas station. There are other small businesses in town, including a hair cut salon, Pick N'Roll, as well as "T&G Tanning" owned by Tyson. There is also a family grocery store: Carpenter's Mini-Mall. Possibly the most influential town institution has been the Idalia Visions Foundation, Inc. which sponsors student college scholarship donations as well as the primary source of fund-raising and planning for a new gymnasium which was constructed in 1995.
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