Welcome to Naturita ...

The town of Naturita is located in Montrose County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Naturita, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

The town was incorporated November 30, 1951.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Naturita has a population of 525 people<2> (see below for details).

Naturita is 5,400 feet [1,646 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Naturita is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Naturita is within the boundaries of the (970) area code.

The ZIP code for Naturita: 81422<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Naturita had an population of 525 people. This is a decrease of 3.85% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 17.32% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Naturita had a population of 546 people. This makes Naturita the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Naturita represents 0.01% of the population of Colorado (which has 5,029,196 people), making it the state's 190th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 546 people, the population of Naturita decreased 14.02% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 635 people).

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

Communities near Naturita ...

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

• Norwood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
  • Norwood is located in San Miguel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <5>
• Mountain View
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
  • Mountain View is located in Montrose County
• Redvale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redvale have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redvale
  • Redvale is located in Montrose County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redvale <5>
• Pinon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinon
  • Pinon is located in Montrose County
• Uravan ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uravan
  • Uravan is located in Montrose County
• Ute
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ute
  • Ute is located in Montrose County
• Bedrock
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bedrock have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedrock
  • Bedrock is located in Montrose County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedrock <5>
• Slick Rock
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Rock
  • Slick Rock is located in San Miguel County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slick Rock <5>
• Paradox
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradox have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradox
  • Paradox is located in Montrose County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paradox <5>
• Egnar
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egnar
  • Egnar is located in San Miguel County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Egnar <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Naturita ...

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

Adding Naturita to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Naturita 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 Naturita was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Naturita post office opened in 1882.

We also found Naturita in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Naturita.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Naturita. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Montrose County: www.co.montrose.co.us/

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