Phippsburg, Colorado
Census-designated place
Entering Phippsburg on State Highway 131, February 2011
Location of the Phippsburg CDP in Routt County, Colorado.
Phippsburg Location of the Phippsburg CDP in the United States.
Coordinates: 40°13′49″N 106°57′03″W / 40.23028°N 106.95083°W / 40.23028; -106.95083 (Phippsburg CDP, Colorado)[1]
Country	United States
State	Colorado
County	Routt County
Government [1]
• Type	unincorporated town
Area [2]
• Total	1.186 sq mi (3.072 km2)
• Land	1.186 sq mi (3.072 km2)
• Water	0.000 sq mi (0.000 km2)
Elevation [1]	7,487 ft (2,282 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	234
• Density	200/sq mi (76/km2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code[4]	80469
Area code	970
GNIS feature	2583279[1]

Phippsburg is a census-designated place (CDP) and a post office in and governed by Routt County, Colorado, United States. The population was 234 at the 2020 census.^[3] The CDP is a part of the Steamboat Springs, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. The Phippsburg post office has the ZIP Code 80469 (post office boxes).^[4]

History

The Phippsburg post office has been in operation since 1909.^[5] The community was named after Lawrence C. Phipps, a Colorado legislator.^[6]

Geography

The Phippsburg CDP has an area of 759 acres (3.072 km²), all land.^[2]

Demographics

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