El Jebel, Colorado
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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.<ref name="Census 2020" /> The Carbondale Post Office (ZIP Code 81623) serves El Jebel postal addresses.<ref name=ZIPcode/>
History
[edit]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 Template:Convert northwest of Basalt, as well as several housing subdivisions nearby.
Etymology
[edit]"El Jebel" means "the mountain" in Arabic.
Geography
[edit]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 Template:Convert, including Template:Convert of water.<ref name=CO_CDP_2020/>
Climate
[edit]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.<ref>Climate Summary for El Jebel, Colorado</ref> Template:Weather box
Demographics
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