| Official Name: | Marvel, Colorado |
| Settlement Type: | Census Designated Place |
| Pushpin Map: | Colorado |
| Pushpin Label: | Marvel |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the Marvel CDP in the |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | La Plata County |
| Government Type: | unincorporated town |
| Unit Pref: | US |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.345 |
| Area Land Km2: | 0.345 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.000 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 68 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | MST |
| Utc Offset: | -7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
| Coordinates: | 37.1111°N -108.125°W |
| Elevation Ft: | 6726 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code[3] |
| Postal Code: | 81329 |
| Area Code: | 970 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature[4] |
| Blank Info: | 2805923 |
Marvel is a census-designated place (CDP) and post office on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation in southwestern La Plata County, Colorado, United States. The population was 68 at the 2020 census. The CDP is a part of the Durango, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. The Marvel post office has the ZIP Code 81329 (post office boxes).[3]
The Marvel area was homesteaded in the late-1800s and early-1900s with ranching, farming, and oil extraction being the main economic drivers in the region.
The area around Marvel is very dry and the region becomes more and more arid as one travels towards the New Mexico border and further away from the La Plata mountains. While the town lies within the Reservation, the land within and around the town is owned by private landowners and the reservation proper only starts several miles to the South and East of Marvel.
The Marvel CDP has an area of 0.345km2, all land.[1]
The United States Census Bureau defined the for the