Carbondale
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town in Garfield County, Colorado, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Colorado
- County
- Garfield
- Incorporated town
- April 26, 1888
- Type
- home rule city
- Total
- 2.022 sq mi (5.237 km )
- Land
- 2.022 sq mi (5.237 km )
- Water
- 0 sq mi (0.000 km )
- Elevation
- 6,172 ft (1,881 m)
- Density
- 3,182/sq mi (1,229/km )
- Metro
- 79,043
- Csa
- 134,774
- Time zone
- UTC−07:00 ( MST )
- Summer dst
- UTC−06:00 ( MDT )
- Area codes
- 970/748
- Fips code
- 08-12045
- Website
- carbondalegov .org
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
The Town of Carbondale is a home rule municipality located in Garfield County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 6,434 at the 2020 United States census. Carbondale is a part of the Rifle, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area.
The town is located in the Roaring Fork Valley, downstream from Aspen and upstream from the mouth of the Roaring Fork River at Glenwood Springs. The town proper sits on the south bank of the river, near its confluence with the Crystal River. Carbondale's horizon is dominated by the 12,953 ft (3,952 m) tall Mount Sopris several miles to the south of town. Carbondale is the northern terminus of the West Elk Loop Scenic and Historic Byway.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Carbondale” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.