| Official Name: | El Jebel, Colorado |
| Settlement Type: | Census Designated Place |
| Pushpin Map: | USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the El Jebel CDP in the |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Eagle County |
| Government Type: | unincorporated community |
| Unit Pref: | US |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 13.880 |
| Area Land Km2: | 13.739 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.141 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 4130 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | MST |
| Utc Offset: | -7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
| Coordinates: | 39.405°N -106.0919°W |
| Elevation Ft: | 6634 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code[3] |
| Postal Code: | 81623 |
| Area Code: | 970 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature |
| Blank Info: | 2408058 |
El Jebel is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Eagle County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Edwards, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the El Jebel CDP was 4,130 at the United States Census 2020. The Carbondale Post Office (ZIP Code 81623) serves El Jebel postal addresses.[3]
El Jebel grew rapidly in the last two decades of the 20th century with the population increase in the valley downstream from Aspen. It consists largely of a group of commercial establishments just off State Highway 82, approximately 3miles northwest of Basalt, as well as several housing subdivisions nearby.
"El Jebel" means "the mountain" in Arabic.
El Jebel is located in the Roaring Fork Valley, between Carbondale and Basalt, along the north side of State Highway 82.
The El Jebel CDP has an area of 13.88km2, including 0.141km2 of water.[1]
This climate type is dominated by the winter season, a long, bitterly cold period with short, clear days, relatively little precipitation mostly in the form of snow, and low humidity. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, El Jebel has a subarctic climate, abbreviated "Dfc" on climate maps.[4]
The United States Census Bureau initially defined the for the