Howard is a census-designated place (CDP) and post office in and governed by Fremont County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Cañon City, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. The Howard post office has the ZIP Code 81233.^[4] At the United States Census 2020, the population of the Howard CDP was 852.^[3]

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Howard, Colorado
Census-designated place
Entering Howard from the east on U.S. Route 50
Location of the Howard CDP in Fremont County, Colorado.
Howard Location of the Howard CDP in the United States.
Coordinates: 38°24′35″N 105°50′33″W[1]
Country	United States
State	Colorado
County	Fremont County
Government [2]
• Type	unincorporated community
Area [1]
• Total	16.741 sq mi (43.360 km2)
• Land	16.741 sq mi (43.360 km2)
• Water	0.000 sq mi (0.000 km2)
Elevation [2]	7,405 ft (2,257 m)
Population  (2020 census)[3]
• Total	852
• Density	51/sq mi (20/km2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code[4]	81233
Area code	719
GNIS feature[2]	Howard CDP

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The Howard Post Office has been in operation since 1882.^[5] The community has the name of John Howard, a local pioneer.^[6]

Howard is located in southwestern Fremont County, not far from the geographic center, or precise east-west, north-south middle point of Colorado. U.S. Route 50 passes through the CDP, leading northwest 13 miles (21 km) to Salida and east 46 miles (74 km) to Cañon City, the Fremont County seat. Howard is bordered to the southeast by Coaldale.

The Howard CDP has an area of 10,714 acres (43.360 km²), all land.^[1] The CDP boundaries extend southwest from the Arkansas River Valley up the eastern slopes of the Sangre de Cristo Range within San Isabel National Forest.

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

• List of census-designated places in Colorado