Idledale, Colorado

Idledale, Colorado
Idledale, Colorado
Census Designated Place
	Idledale in 2014
	Location of the Idledale CDP in Jefferson County, Colorado.
	Idledale Location of the Idledale CDP in the United States.
	Coordinates: 39°40′08″N 105°14′35″W / 39.6689276°N 105.2431911°W
Country	United States
State	Colorado
County	Jefferson County
Government
• Type	unincorporated community
Area
• Total	0.277 sq mi (0.717 km2)
• Land	0.277 sq mi (0.717 km2)
• Water	0.000 sq mi (0.000 km2)
Elevation	6,598 ft (2,011 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	244
• Density	880/sq mi (340/km2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code	80453
Area codes	303 & 720
GNIS feature	Idledale CDP

Idledale is an unincorporated town, a post office, and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Idledale post office has the ZIP code 80453.^[4] At the United States Census 2020, the population of the Idledale CDP was 244.^[3]

History

Originally called "Starbuck Heights", the town was almost washed out by a storm in 1933. When it was rebuilt, the town became known as Idledale.^[2]

Idledale is located on the north side of Bear Creek. Colorado State Highway 74 passes through the community as it traverses Bear Creek Canyon; to the east, the highway is known as Bear Creek Canyon Scenic Mountain Drive and leads downstream 4 miles (6 km) to Morrison; to the west the highway leads up the canyon the same distance to Kittredge.

The Idledale CDP has an area of 177 acres (0.717 km²), all land.^[1]