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Welcome to Ovid ...

The town of Ovid is located in Sedgwick County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ovid, you might consider that their post office opened in 1907.

The town was incorporated December 21, 1925.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Ovid has a population of 305 people<2> (see below for details).

Ovid is 3,530 feet [1,076 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Ovid is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Ovid: 970 & 748<4>

The ZIP code for Ovid: 80744<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Ovid had an population of 305 people. This is a decrease of 4.09% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 7.58% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Ovid had a population of 318 people (or 13.41% of the total population of Sedgwick County). This makes Ovid the county's 2nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 318 people, the population of Ovid decreased 3.64% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 330 people).

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

Communities Also Named Ovid ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Ovid - they are located in Idaho, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri (2), New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas.

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

Websites for Ovid ...

Official Website: www.ovidcolorado.com/

Communities near Ovid ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ovid ...

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

Adding Ovid to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Ovid post office opened in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ovid.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Sedgwick, 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 Ovid.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ovid - 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 Ovid area will be assigned with one of these codes: 970 or 748. As a result, placing a call in the Ovid 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 Ovid). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Ovid 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/