Colorado · Census place 0844980
Limon, Colorado
Limon is a town in Lincoln County, Colorado with an estimated 1,992 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 117th largest of 149 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 1,992
- #117 of 149 in Colorado
- Change since 2020
- -2.1%
- -43 people
- Land area
- 3.2 sq mi
- + 0.03 sq mi water
- Density
- 630 / sq mi
- State median 1,848
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Limon population, 2020 to 2024
Limon lost 43 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -2.1%. In the latest year it moved by -15.
Limon covers 3.16 square miles of land and 0.03 of water, for 630 people per square mile of land. The median Colorado place of 5,000+ has 1,848, so Limon is less dense than the typical town.
What county Limon is in
All of Limon's residents live in Lincoln County, which had 5,598 residents in 2024. Limon holds 35.6% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Limon
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Limon by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the town's land: 80828. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a town that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.
Where Limon is
The Census internal point of Limon is at 39.265100, -103.685900. Denver, the capital, is 76.6 miles WNW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Elizabeth, CO (2,773 people), 49.6 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Aurora, CO, 63.1 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 39.265100, -103.685900
- DMS
- 39°15'54.36"N 103°41'9.24"W
- UTM
- 13N 613366.4E 4347018.6N
- Geohash
- 9wyr2efpz
- Plus code
- 85FR7887+2J
Daylight in Limon
At 39.27° N, Limon gets about 14 h 56 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 24 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 32 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Limon
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Colorado, measured between internal points. The closest is Deer Trail, 30.9 miles away, with 1,624 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Limon, CO?
1,992 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 43 (2.1%) from 2,035 in July 2020.
What county is Limon in?
Lincoln County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Limon?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 80828.
How far is Limon from Denver?
76.6 miles (123.3 km) in a straight line, heading WNW from Limon.
What is the nearest larger city to Limon?
Elizabeth, CO, with 2,773 residents, 49.6 miles away between internal points.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.