| Official Name: | Wolcott, Colorado |
| Settlement Type: | Census Designated Place |
| Pushpin Map: | USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the Wolcott CDP in the |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Eagle County |
| Government Type: | unincorporated town |
| Unit Pref: | US |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.996 |
| Area Land Km2: | 0.956 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.040 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 20 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | MST |
| Utc Offset: | -7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
| Coordinates: | 39.7033°N -106.68°W |
| Elevation Ft: | 7044 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code[3] |
| Postal Code: | 81655 |
| Area Code: | 970 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature |
| Blank Info: | 2583318 |
Wolcott is an unincorporated town, a post office, 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 Wolcott post office has the ZIP Code 81655 (post office boxes).[3] At the United States Census 2020, the population of the Wolcott CDP was 20.
The Wolcott Post Office has been in operation since 1889.[4] The community was named after Edward O. Wolcott, a United States Senator from Colorado.[5]
Wolcott is located in central Eagle County in the valley of the Eagle River, a west-flowing tributary of the Colorado River. U.S. Route 6 passes through the community, following the river, while Interstate 70 forms the southern edge of the CDP, with access from Exit 157. I-70 and US-6 each lead 7miles east to Edwards and west 10miles to Eagle, the county seat. Colorado State Highway 131 intersects I-70 at Exit 157, passes through the center of Wolcott, and leads north to Steamboat Springs.
The Wolcott CDP has an area of 0.996km2, including 0.04km2 of water.[1]
The United States Census Bureau initially defined the for the