Maybell, Colorado | |
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Unincorporated community | |
The general store in Maybell
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Location in Moffat County and the state of Colorado | |
Coordinates: 40°31′02″N 108°05′10″W / 40.51722°N 108.08611°WCoordinates: 40°31′02″N 108°05′10″W / 40.51722°N 108.08611°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Colorado |
County | Moffat |
Area | |
• Total | 0.5 sq mi (1.3 km2) |
• Land | 0.5 sq mi (1.3 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
Elevation | 5,922 ft (1,805 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 72 |
• Density | 143/sq mi (55.3/km2) |
Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
• Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
ZIP code | 81640 |
Area code(s) | 970 |
GNIS feature ID | 0170708 |
Maybell is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Moffat County, Colorado, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 72. The Maybell Post Office has the ZIP code 81640.
A post office called Maybell has been in operation since 1884. The community was named after May Bell, the wife of a local cattleman.
Maybell is located at 40°31′02″N 108°05′10″W / 40.51722°N 108.08611°W (40.517192,-108.086071). According to the U.S. Census Bureau, it has an area of 0.50 square miles (1.3 km2), all land.
The community is located in the valley of the Yampa River along U.S. Highway 40. Craig is 30 miles (48 km) east along US 40, and Dinosaur is 57 miles (92 km) to the west. State Highway 318 leads northwest from Maybell 61 miles (98 km) to the Utah border, passing Browns Park National Wildlife Refuge.
This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters.
The lowest temperature ever recorded in the state of Colorado was −61 °F (−52 °C) at Maybell on February 1, 1985.