| Official Name: | Howard, Colorado |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Howard |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the Howard CDP in the |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Fremont County |
| Government Type: | unincorporated community |
| Unit Pref: | US |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 43.360 |
| Area Land Km2: | 43.360 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.000 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 census |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 852 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | MST |
| Utc Offset: | -7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
| Coordinates: | 38.4098°N -105.8424°W |
| Elevation M: | 2257 |
| Elevation Ft: | 7405 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code[3] |
| Postal Code: | 81233 |
| Area Code: | 719 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature[4] |
| Blank Info: | Howard CDP |
Howard is a census-designated place (CDP) and post office in and governed by Fremont County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Cañon City, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. The Howard post office has the ZIP Code 81233.[3] At the United States Census 2020, the population of the Howard CDP was 852.
See also: Early history of Fremont County, Colorado.
The Howard Post Office has been in operation since 1882.[5] The community has the name of John Howard, a local pioneer.[6]
Howard is located in southwestern Fremont County, not far from the geographic center, or precise east-west, north-south middle point of Colorado. U.S. Route 50 passes through the CDP, leading northwest to Salida and east to Cañon City, the Fremont County seat. Howard is bordered to the southeast by Coaldale.
The Howard CDP has an area of 43.36km2, all land.[1] The CDP boundaries extend southwest from the Arkansas River Valley up the eastern slopes of the Sangre de Cristo Range within San Isabel National Forest.
The United States Census Bureau initially defined the for the