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Welcome to Mancos ...

The town of Mancos is located in Montezuma County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mancos, you might consider that their post office opened in 1877.

The town was incorporated November 30, 1894.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Mancos has a population of 1,397 people<2> (see below for details).

Mancos is 7,010 feet [2,137 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Mancos is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Mancos: 970 & 748<4>

The ZIP code for Mancos: 81328<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Mancos had an population of 1,397 people. This is an increase of 4.57% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 24.84% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Mancos had a population of 1,336 people (which is 5.22% of the total population of Montezuma County). This makes Mancos the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Mancos represents 0.03% of the population of Colorado (which has 5,029,196 people), making it the state's 130th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,336 people, the population of Mancos increased 19.39% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,119 people).

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

Communities Also Named Mancos ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Colorado communities named Mancos: This one is located in Montezuma County and the other is located in La Plata County.

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

Websites for Mancos ...

Official Website: www.mancoscolorado.com/

Communities near Mancos ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mancos.

  • Cortez
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Cortez is located in Montezuma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortez
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,734 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cortez <6>
  • Dolores
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hesperus
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Fort Lewis ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Fort Lewis is located in La Plata County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lewis
  • Marvel
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Arriola
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Arriola is located in Montezuma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arriola
  • McPhee ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • McPhee is located in Montezuma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPhee
  • Durango
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Lewis
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Carbon Junction
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Carbon Junction is located in La Plata County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Junction

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 Mancos. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mancos.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mancos. 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 Mancos.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mancos ...

Looking for more information about Mancos? 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 Mancos, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Mancos.

Adding Mancos to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mancos 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 (so far) for Mancos was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Mancos post office opened in 1877.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mancos.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Montezuma, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Mancos.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mancos - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 970 code has been Overlayed with the 748 area code. New phone numbers in the Mancos area will be assigned with one of these codes: 970 or 748. As a result, placing a call in the Mancos area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a town (such as Mancos). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Mancos or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/