Welcome to Limon ...

The town of Limon is located in Lincoln County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Limon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

The town was incorporated November 18, 1909.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Limon has a population of 1,948 people<2> (see below for details).

Limon is 5,360 feet [1,634 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Limon is 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Limon lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Limon is located in the (719) area code.

The ZIP codes for Limon: 80826, 80828<4>

Websites for Limon ...

Official Website: www.townoflimon.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Limon had an population of 1,948 people. This is an increase of 3.62% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 5.94% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Limon had a population of 1,880 people (or 34.39% of the total population of Lincoln County). This makes Limon the county's most populous community.

The population of Limon represents 0.04% of the total population of Colorado (which has 5,029,196 people), making it the state's 114th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,880 people, the population of Limon decreased 9.22% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,071 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Limon.

Communities Also Named Limon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Limon - it's located in California.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Limon.

Communities near Limon ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Limon.

• Hugo
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
  • Hugo is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hugo <5>
• Genoa
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
  • Genoa is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Genoa <5>
• Matheson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matheson have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matheson
  • Matheson is located in Elbert County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matheson <5>
• Agate
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agate
  • Agate is located in Elbert County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agate <5>
• Arriba
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arriba
  • Arriba is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arriba <5>
• Simla
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simla
  • Simla is located in Elbert County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simla <5>
• Alta Vista
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Vista
  • Alta Vista is located in El Paso County
• Ramah
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramah
  • Ramah is located in El Paso County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ramah <5>
• Deer Trail
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Trail
  • Deer Trail is located in Arapahoe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 856 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Trail <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Limon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Limon.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Limon. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Limon.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Limon. See our Newspapers Page for Limon.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Limon ...

Looking for more information about Limon? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Limon, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Limon.

Adding Limon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Limon in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Limon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Limon post office opened in 1903.

We also found Limon mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (July 1929).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Limon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Limon: www.townoflimon.com/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/