Merino Colorado Map

About Merino, Colorado

Merino is a locality in Logan County, Colorado, United States. It is a small community with a population of 286. The population density is 426.9 people per km². Merino is located at 40.4825°N, 103.3513°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 80741.

Merino, Colorado, rests on the high plains, a landscape where the earth stretches out in great, sweeping gestures toward the distant, formidable wall of the Front Range. It lies 12.4 miles southwest of Sterling, CO (from Sterling, CO: bearing 217°T), and is situated 28.6 miles northeast of Fort Morgan. The light here is thin and clear, a quality of altitude that sharpens the edges of everything, from the sparse, wind-scoured grasses to the distant, snow-capped peaks that can hold their icy crowns even in the heat of July. In autumn, the scant trees erupt in a fleeting aspen gold, a brief, brilliant defiance against the prevailing ochre of the earth. The air itself carries the dry, interior continental tang, a constant reminder of the vastness that surrounds Merino, a subtle perfume of dust and distance. The bones of Merino speak of a past tied to the Old West, a mining-town spirit that lingers in the quiet streets and the weathered facades of its older buildings. Though the mines themselves may be long silent, the echo of that boom remains, a quiet hum beneath the present-day economy. Merino draws its life from the land, its livelihoods shaped by the agricultural rhythms of the surrounding plains and the clear, trout-bright rivers that ribbon through the valleys. There's a distinctiveness to Merino, a sense of enduring resilience forged in the face of the elements, a place where the pace of life is dictated less by the clock and more by the slow, steady turning of the seasons.

About This Merino Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Merino, Colorado — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.482482, -103.351328. 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 Merino and Logan County.

Detailed location data for Merino includes the ZIP code (80741), telephone area code (970), county seat of Logan County (Sterling), and school district assignment (Buffalo School District RE-4). 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 Merino is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.