Welcome to Colo ...

The city of Colo is located in Story County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Colo, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1864.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Colo has a population of 822 people<2> (see below for details).

Colo is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Colo lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Colo: (641)

The ZIP code for Colo: 50056<4>

Websites for Colo ...

Official Website: www.colo-iowa.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Colo had an population of 822 people. This is a decrease of 6.16% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 5.3% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Colo had a population of 876 people. This makes Colo the county's 9th most populous community.

The population of Colo represents 0.03% of the population of Iowa (which has 3,046,355 people), making it the state's 315th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 876 people, the population of Colo has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 868 people).

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

Communities Also Named Colo ...

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

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

Communities near Colo ...

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

• Ames
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
  • Ames is located in Story County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,033 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ames <5>
• Nevada
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
  • Nevada is located in Story County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,682 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nevada <5>
• Huxley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huxley have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxley
  • Huxley is located in Story County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huxley <5>
• Story City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story City
  • Story City is located in Story County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,330 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Story City <5>
• State Center
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for State Center have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Center
  • State Center is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,432 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for State Center <5>
• Roland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
  • Roland is located in Story County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,252 people
• Gilbert
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
  • Gilbert is located in Story County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbert <5>
• Baxter
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
  • Baxter is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baxter <5>
• Elkhart
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhart
  • Elkhart is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 952 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkhart <5>
• Maxwell
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
  • Maxwell is located in Story County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 908 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maxwell <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 Colo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Colo.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Colo ...

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

Adding Colo to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Colo post office opened in 1864.

We also found Colo in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Colo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Colo: www.colo-iowa.org/

The official website for Story County: www.storycounty.com/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/