Map of Atwood CDP, Colorado

Atwood is an unincorporated town, a post office, and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Logan County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Sterling, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. The Atwood post office has the ZIP Code 80722. At the United States Census 2020, the population of the Atwood CDP was 138.

Atwood CDP overview:
Name:	Atwood CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	Colorado
County:	Logan County
Elevation:	4,003 ft (1,220 m)
Total Area:	1.034 sq mi (2.678 km²)
Land Area:	1.034 sq mi (2.678 km²)
Water Area:	0.000 sq mi (0.000 km²)
Total Population:	138
Population Density:	130/sq mi (52/km²)
ZIP code:	80722
Area code:	970
FIPS code:	0803840

Online Interactive Map

Atwood online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

Atwood location map. Where is Atwood CDP?

Atwood location on the U.S. Map. Where is Atwood CDP. — Atwood location on the U.S. Map.

Atwood location on the Colorado map. Where is Atwood CDP. — Location of Atwood in Colorado.

History

The Atwood post office has been in operation since 1885. The community was named after John Atwood, a Unitarian minister.

Atwood Road Map

Atwood city Satellite Map

Geography

Atwood is located in southwestern Logan County. U.S. Route 6 passes through the community, leading northeast 7 miles (11 km) to Sterling, the county seat, and southwest 6 miles (10 km) to Merino. Colorado State Highway 63 leads south from Atwood 3 miles (5 km) to Exit 115 on Interstate 76 and 27 miles (43 km) to Akron.

The Atwood CDP has an area of 662 acres (2.678 km), all land.

Climate

This climate type occurs mostly on the outsides of the true deserts, in low-latitude semi-arid steppe regions. The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is “BSk”. (Tropical and Subtropical Steppe Climate).