Arriba Colorado Map

About Arriba, Colorado

Arriba is a locality in Lincoln County, Colorado, United States. It is a small community with a population of 307. The population density is 215.9 people per km². Arriba is located at 39.2861°N, 103.2755°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 80804.

Arriba rests on a broad, sun-drenched plain, the earth a pale ochre under a sky that stretches into an almost impossibly vast blue. It lies 72.2 miles south-southeast of Fort Morgan, CO (from Fort Morgan, CO: bearing 157°T), and is situated 53.8 miles west of Burlington. The landscape here is one of quiet persistence, a place where the horizon seems to recede with every step, marked by the subtle undulation of dry grasses and sparse scrub. The air, thin and carrying the scent of sun-baked earth, possesses a peculiar clarity, allowing distant mesas to appear sharply defined against the sky. Life in Arriba is shaped by this immense openness, by the slow turning of seasons and the distant promise of the Rocky Mountains, a faint, majestic wall on the far edge of perception. The history of Arriba is etched in the dry dust of its founding, a testament to the tenacious spirit that sought sustenance and a foothold in this high-plains country. Its economy, once perhaps tethered more firmly to the land’s bounty, now navigates the currents of a changing agricultural landscape, with ranching and the cultivation of hardy crops holding their ground. While the nearest waters are the modest flow of Buffalo Creek, just a couple of miles distant, and the larger, more distant Flagler Reservoir, the lifeblood of this region has always been its resilience, its ability to endure the vastness and find its own quiet rhythm. Travelers passing through Arriba often remark on the particular quality of the light at dusk, when the sky ignites in a silent spectacle of oranges and purples, a fleeting moment of intense beauty in this land of enduring plains.

About This Arriba Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Arriba, Colorado — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 39.2861, -103.275496. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Arriba and Lincoln County.

Detailed location data for Arriba includes the ZIP code (80804), telephone area code (970), county seat of Lincoln County (Hugo), and school district assignment (Arriba-Flagler School District C-20). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Arriba is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.