Divide is an
unincorporated town, a post office, and a
census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by
Teller County, Colorado
Teller County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 24,710. The county seat is Cripple Creek, and the most populous city is Woodland Park. Teller County is included in the Colorado Spr ...
, United States. The CDP is a part of the
Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Divide post office has the
ZIP Code 80814.
[ At the United States Census 2020, the population of the Divide CDP was 143.]
History
The Divide Post Office has been in operation since 1889. The town was named for Ute Pass between the Arkansas River watershed and the Missouri River watershed.
Geography
Divide sits on the north slope of Pikes Peak
Pikes Peak is the List of mountain ranges of Colorado#Mountain ranges, highest summit of the southern Front Range of the Rocky Mountains in North America. The Ultra-prominent peak, ultra-prominent fourteener is located in Pike National Forest, ...
. Ute Pass is immediately west of town. Divide is located at the western intersection of U.S. Highway 24 and State Highway 67 (The highways overlap east to Woodland Park).
The Divide CDP has an area of , all land.[
]
Climate
Demographics
The United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau, officially the Bureau of the Census, is a principal agency of the Federal statistical system, U.S. federal statistical system, responsible for producing data about the American people and American economy, econ ...
initially defined the for the
See also
* Front Range Urban Corridor
* Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area
References
External links
Divide @ Colorado.com
Divide @ UncoverColorado.com
Divide Chamber of Commerce
Divide Fire Protection District
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Census-designated places in Teller County, Colorado
Census-designated places in Colorado