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Yuma, Colorado
Aerial view of Yuma (2022)

Aerial view of Yuma (2022)
Location within Yuma County and Colorado

Location within Yuma County and Colorado
Coordinates: 40°7′24″N 102°43′26″W / 40.12333°N 102.72389°W[3]
Country United States
State Colorado
County Yuma[2]
Incorporated March 24, 1887[4]
Named after Yuma
Area

[5]

 • Total

 3.14 sq mi (8.13 km2)
 • Land 3.10 sq mi (8.03 km2)
 • Water 0.039 sq mi (0.10 km2)
Elevation

[3]

 4,137 ft (1,261 m)
Population

 (2020)[6]

 • Total

 3,456
 • Density 1,110/sq mi (430/km2)
Time zone UTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−6 (MDT)
ZIP Code

80759[7]
Area code 970
FIPS code 08-86750 [3]
Major highways
Website cityofyuma.colorado.gov

Yuma is a home rule municipality that is the most populous municipality in Yuma County, Colorado, United States.[3] The population was 3,456 at the 2020 census.[6]

A post office in Yuma has been in operation since 1885.[8] The community was named after a Native American named Yuma who worked for the railroad, died and is buried near the town site.[9]

On August 8, 2023, a tornado touched down near the town, damaging farms.[10]

The Yuma School’s mascot is the Outlaws.[11]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1 square mile (2.6 km2), of which 1 square mile (2.6 km2) is land and 0.41% is water. Yuma is 27 miles from the nearest city, Wray.

Climate data for Yuma, Colorado (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1900–1902, 1939–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 77
(25) 		82
(28) 		89
(32) 		93
(34) 		100
(38) 		111
(44) 		109
(43) 		111
(44) 		103
(39) 		94
(34) 		90
(32) 		77
(25) 		111
(44)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 42.6
(5.9) 		45.2
(7.3) 		56.2
(13.4) 		63.3
(17.4) 		73.2
(22.9) 		85.8
(29.9) 		91.8
(33.2) 		88.9
(31.6) 		80.6
(27.0) 		66.3
(19.1) 		53.2
(11.8) 		42.9
(6.1) 		65.8
(18.8)
Daily mean °F (°C) 29.9
(−1.2) 		32.0
(0.0) 		41.7
(5.4) 		48.9
(9.4) 		59.5
(15.3) 		71.1
(21.7) 		76.9
(24.9) 		74.3
(23.5) 		65.4
(18.6) 		51.6
(10.9) 		39.6
(4.2) 		30.2
(−1.0) 		51.8
(11.0)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 17.2
(−8.2) 		18.8
(−7.3) 		27.1
(−2.7) 		34.5
(1.4) 		45.8
(7.7) 		56.4
(13.6) 		62.1
(16.7) 		59.7
(15.4) 		50.2
(10.1) 		36.9
(2.7) 		26.0
(−3.3) 		17.6
(−8.0) 		37.7
(3.2)
Record low °F (°C) −28
(−33) 		−27
(−33) 		−22
(−30) 		4
(−16) 		11
(−12) 		29
(−2) 		37
(3) 		35
(2) 		14
(−10) 		3
(−16) 		−14
(−26) 		−33
(−36) 		−33
(−36)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 0.29
(7.4) 		0.44
(11) 		0.81
(21) 		1.64
(42) 		2.94
(75) 		2.49
(63) 		3.07
(78) 		2.64
(67) 		1.44
(37) 		1.25
(32) 		0.50
(13) 		0.45
(11) 		17.96
(456)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 3.9
(9.9) 		3.1
(7.9) 		3.7
(9.4) 		1.9
(4.8) 		0.1
(0.25) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.2
(0.51) 		1.4
(3.6) 		2.8
(7.1) 		5.7
(14) 		22.8
(58)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) 2.2 2.9 3.0 6.8 9.4 7.9 9.1 8.6 4.8 4.7 2.6 2.6 64.6
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) 1.9 2.3 1.3 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.3 2.2 10.5
Source: NOAA[12][13]
Historical population
Census Pop. Note %±
1890 241 —
1900 139 −42.3%
1910 333 139.6%
1920 1,177 253.5%
1930 1,360 15.5%
1940 1,606 18.1%
1950 1,908 18.8%
1960 1,919 0.6%
1970 2,259 17.7%
1980 2,824 25.0%
1990 2,719 −3.7%
2000 3,285 20.8%
2010 3,524 7.3%
2020 3,456 −1.9%

  • Yuma seen from the east

    Yuma seen from the east

  • Postcard: Laying the cornerstone of the Methodist Episcopal Church, 1910

    Postcard: Laying the cornerstone of the Methodist Episcopal Church, 1910

  1. ^ “Active Colorado Municipalities”. State of Colorado, Colorado Department of Local Affairs, Division of Local Government. Archived from the original on December 12, 2009. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
  2. ^ “Colorado Counties”. State of Colorado, Colorado Department of Local Affairs, Division of Local Government. Archived from the original on December 12, 2009. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d “Yuma, Colorado”, Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  4. ^ “Colorado Municipal Incorporations”. State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Archived from the original on August 23, 2003. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
  5. ^ “2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files”. United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  6. ^ a b United States Census Bureau. “Yuma city, Colorado”. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  7. ^ “ZIP Code Lookup”. United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on December 14, 2006. Retrieved January 10, 2008.
  8. ^ “Post offices”. Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  9. ^ Dawson, John Frank. Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 52. Archived from the original on January 22, 2022. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  10. ^ Flynn, Colleen (August 9, 2023). “Photos: Tornado damage in Yuma County”. Fox 31 Denver. Archived from the original on August 10, 2023. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  11. ^ “Outlaws steal mascot vote”. Yuma Pioneer. October 6, 2023. Retrieved February 24, 2026.
  12. ^ “NOWData – NOAA Online Weather Data”. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Archived from the original on March 20, 2025. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
  13. ^ “Summary of Monthly Normals 1991-2020”. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
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