Coaldale, Colorado

About Coaldale

Coaldale, CO is a small unincorporated community located in southern Colorado.

Coaldale holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 31.05 square miles.

📰 Coaldale News Today

• Janice Alder Obituary (2026) - Coaldale, CO - Holt Family Funeral Home Legacy obituary · May 14
• David Raymond Shields Obituary Jul 8, 2014 - Avery-Storti Funeral Home & Crematory Avery-Storti Funeral Home & Crematory · Oct 23
• Coaldale Fire Co. hosts parade, block party Times News Online · Sep 8
• Location of the flood study area within Big Cottonwood Creek Watershed usgs.gov · Dec 15
• Southern Colorado campground evacuated, fire reported nearby KKTV · May 31

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Coaldale Unique

• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southern Colorado, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Colorado — one of 482 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 16 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Coaldale

• Black Canyon Wilderness Study Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Dollar Park reviews ★
• Indian Park reviews ★
• Rattler Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Coaldale

🏘️ Nearby Communities