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Penrose

Colorado · CO
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Unincorporated community in Fremont County, CO, USA
3,685Population
17.8 sq miArea
5,338 ftElevation

Penrose is a census-designated place (CDP) and post office located in and governed by Fremont County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Cañon City, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. The Penrose post office has the ZIP Code 81240. At the United States Census 2020, the population of the Penrose CDP was 3,685.

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