McCoy is an
unincorporated town
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, a
census-designated place (CDP), and a
post office
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located in and governed by
Eagle County
Eagle County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 55,731. The county seat is the Town of Eagle and the most populous community is Edwards. The county is named for the Eagle River.
Eag ...
,
Colorado
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,
United States
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. The CDP is a part of the
Edwards, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. The McCoy post office has the
ZIP Code 80463.
[ At the United States Census 2020, the population of the McCoy CDP was 30.]
History
The McCoy Post Office has been in operation since 1891. The community was named after Charles H. McCoy, a cattleman.
Geography
McCoy is located along the northern border of Eagle County in the valley of Rock Creek, less than one mile north of its mouth at the Colorado River
The Colorado River () is one of the principal rivers (along with the Rio Grande) in the Southwestern United States and in northern Mexico. The river, the List of longest rivers of the United States (by main stem), 5th longest in the United St ...
. Colorado State Highway 131
State Highway 131 (SH 131) is a long north–south state highway in the U.S. State of Colorado. SH 131's southern terminus is at Interstate 70
Interstate 70 (I-70) is a major east–west Interstate Highway in the United ...
passes through the community, leading south to Interstate 70
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at Wolcott and north to Steamboat Springs.
The McCoy CDP has an area of , all land.[
]
Demographics
The United States Census Bureau
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initially defined the for the
See also
*Colorado metropolitan areas
The U.S. State of Colorado has 20 statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Statistical areas are important geographic delineations of population clusters used by the OMB, the United States Census ...
* Edwards, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area
References
External links
McCoy @ Colorado.comMcCoy @ UncoverColorado.comEagle County website
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Census-designated places in Eagle County, Colorado
Census-designated places in Colorado