Sedalia, Colorado

Sedalia is an unincorporated town, a post office, and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Douglas County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Sedalia post office has the ZIP Code 80135. At the United States Census 2020, the population of the Sedalia CDP was 177.

History
The Sedalia post office has been in operation since 1872. The community was named after Sedalia, Missouri.

Geography
Sedalia is located in northern Douglas County along U.S. Route 85, which leads 8 mi southeast to Castle Rock, the county seat, and north 24 mi to downtown Denver.

The Sedalia CDP has an area of 3.531 km2, all land.

Demographics
The United States Census Bureau initially defined the Sedalia CDP for the United States Census 2000.

Education
The Douglas County School District serves Sedalia.

Notable residents

 * Philip F. Roach (1881-1976), U.S. Coast Guard Commodore, Navy Cross recipient,


 * Scott E Crawford, U.S. Army, Chief Warrant Officer Four, Retired. Bronze Star Medal recipient. Numerous combat deployments including El Salvador 1984-86, Desert Storm 1991, Balkans 1998-2001. Numerous special operations assignments in support of 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment (SFOD) Sea Spray.