Colona is a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Ouray County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Montrose, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the Colona CDP was 36 at the United States Census 2020.^[4] The Montrose post office (Zip Code 81401) serves the area.^[5]

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Colona, Colorado
Census-designated place
Hotchkiss Avenue in Colona, February 2020
Location of the Colona CDP in Ouray County, Colorado.
Colona Location of the Colona CDP in the United States.
Coordinates: 38°19′39″N 107°46′46″W[1]
Country	United States
State	Colorado
County	Ouray County
Founded	1887
Government [2]
• Type	unincorporated community
• State Representative	Marc Catlin[3]
Area [1]
• Total	0.061 sq mi (0.157 km2)
• Land	0.061 sq mi (0.157 km2)
• Water	0.000 sq mi (0.000 km2)
Elevation [2]	6,365 ft (1,940 m)
Population  (2020)[4]
• Total	36
• Density	590/sq mi (230/km2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code[5]	Montrose 81401
Area code	970
GNIS feature[2]	Colona CDP

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The Colona post office was established in 1891, and remained in operation until 1943.^[6] Colona is a name derived from Spanish meaning "colonist".^[7]

The Colona CDP has an area of 39 acres (0.157 km²), all land.^[1]

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

• List of census-designated places in Colorado