Idledale, Colorado
Idledale is a census-designated place, unincorporated community, and a U.S. Post Office in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. The Idledale Post Office has the ZIP Code 80453. As of the 2010 census, the population of the CDP was 252.History
Originally called "Starbuck Heights", the town was almost washed out by a storm in 1933. When it was rebuilt, the town became known as Idledale.Geography
Idledale is located at on the north side of Bear Creek. Colorado State Highway 74 passes through the community as it traverses Bear Creek Canyon; to the east, the highway is known as Bear Creek Canyon Scenic Mountain Drive and leads downstream to Morrison; to the west the highway leads up the canyon the same distance to Kittredge.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Idledale CDP has an area of, all of it recorded as land.Demographics
