Welcome to Nucla ...

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

The location of Nucla has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nucla, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

The town was incorporated March 14, 1915.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Nucla has a population of 689 people<3> (see below for details).

Nucla is 5,730 feet [1,747 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Nucla is about 1 mile [or 1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Nucla is within the (970) area code.

The ZIP code for Nucla: 81424<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Nucla had an population of 689 people. This is a decrease of 3.09% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 6.13% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Nucla had a population of 711 people. This makes Nucla the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Nucla represents 0.01% of the total population of Colorado (which has 5,029,196 people), making it the state's 169th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 711 people, the population of Nucla decreased 3.13% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 734 people).

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

Communities near Nucla ...

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

• Norwood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <6>
• Mountain View
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
  • Mountain View is located in Montrose County
• Pinon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinon
  • Pinon is located in Montrose County
• Redvale
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redvale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <6>
• Uravan ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uravan
  • Uravan is located in Montrose County
• Ute
  (15 miles [24.1 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.<2> 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 <6>
• Paradox
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradox have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <6>
• Slick Rock
  (24 miles [38.6 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 <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nucla ...

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

Adding Nucla to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Nucla post office opened in 1904.

We also found Nucla on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Colorado (1947).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nucla.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Nucla. 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/