| Orchard Mesa, Colorado | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | Colorado#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Mesa County |
| Government Type: | unincorporated community |
| Unit Pref: | US |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 3.757 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 3.667 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.090 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 6688 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1823.8 |
| Timezone: | MST |
| Utc Offset: | -7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
| Coordinates: | 39.0367°N -108.5103°W |
| Elevation Ft: | 4682 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code[3] |
| Postal Code: | 81503 (Grand Junction) |
| Area Code: | 970 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature |
| Blank Info: | 2408997 |
Orchard Mesa is a census-designated place (CDP) in and governed by Mesa County, Colorado, United States. It is part of the Grand Junction, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the Orchard Mesa CDP was 6,688 at the 2020 census.[2] The Grand Junction post office (ZIP Code 81503) serves the area.[3]
Orchard Mesa is in central Mesa County, on the southeast side of the city of Grand Junction, the county seat. It is bordered to the north by the Colorado River and to the southwest by the Gunnison River, its tributary. U.S. Route 50 passes through the community, leading northwest into Grand Junction and southeast to Delta. The Orchard Mesa CDP has an area of 3.8sqmi, of which 0.09sqmi, or 2.40%, are water.[1]
The United States Census Bureau initially defined the for the