| Official Name: | Punkin Center, Colorado |
| Nickname: | Pumpkin Center |
| Pushpin Map: | Colorado#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Punkin Center |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | Counties |
| Subdivision Name2: | Lincoln |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Timezone: | MST |
| Utc Offset: | -7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
| Coordinates: | 38.8519°N -103.7006°W |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 1635 |
| Elevation Ft: | 5364 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Postal Code: | 81063 (Ordway) and 80821 (Hugo) |
| Area Code: | 719 |
Punkin Center is a small, rural unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Colorado, United States, located at the junction of State Highway 94 and State Highway 71.[2] [3]
John Stevens built the first store at the farmers crossroads in 1920. He painted each new building a pumpkin color, inspiring the name. Everything burned in the 1950s. Its mostly white population was 4 according to a Denver Post article.[4] There is a communication tower near the intersection of the highways, and a larger communication tower about southwest of the intersection. The Post Offices at Hugo (ZIP Code 80821) and Ordway (ZIP 81063) serve Punkin Center postal addresses.[5]