Howard, Colorado

Howard is a census-designated place (CDP) and post office in and governed by Fremont County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Cañon City, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. The Howard post office has the ZIP Code 81233. At the United States Census 2020, the population of the Howard CDP was 852.

History
The Howard Post Office has been in operation since 1882. The community has the name of John Howard, a local pioneer.

Geography
Howard is located in southwestern Fremont County, not far from the geographic center, or precise east-west, north-south middle point of Colorado. U.S. Route 50 passes through the CDP, leading northwest 13 mi to Salida and east 46 mi to Cañon City, the Fremont County seat. Howard is bordered to the southeast by Coaldale.

The Howard CDP has an area of 43.360 km2, all land. The CDP boundaries extend southwest from the Arkansas River Valley up the eastern slopes of the Sangre de Cristo Range within San Isabel National Forest.

Demographics
The United States Census Bureau initially defined the Howard CDP for the United States Census 2010.