Map of Ramah town, Colorado

The town of Ramah /ˈreɪmə/ is a Statutory Town in El Paso County, Colorado, United States. The population was 111 as of the 2020 census. According to tradition, the name is derived from India.

Ramah town overview:
Name:	Ramah town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	Colorado
County:	El Paso County
Elevation:	6,094 ft (1,864 m)
Total Area:	0.25 sq mi (0.64 km²)
Land Area:	0.25 sq mi (0.64 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	111
Population Density:	440/sq mi (170/km²)
ZIP code:	80832
Area code:	719
FIPS code:	0862660
GNISfeature ID:	0203671
Website:	www.colorado.gov/ramah

Online Interactive Map

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

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History

The area was first settled in a place called Old Zounds, which was 27 miles southeast of Kiowa. The post office, called O.Z. because the applicant just used the initials, existed until at least 1881. The post office was moved from Old Zounds to nearby Ramah in 1889.

Ramah began as a small railroading town along the Rock Island Railroad in the late 1800s. It was incorporated on July 18, 1927. During its peak, it was home to several hundred residents. Eventually, by the mid-1900s, the railroad was shut down, and Ramah suffered, since the railroad connected it to Colorado Springs, forty miles to the southwest. Despite its decline, Ramah continues to exist, with ranching as the mainstay of its economy.