Manzanola, Colorado

About Manzanola

Manzanola, CO is a tiny community located in southeastern Colorado counting 326 people who proudly call it home.

Manzanola holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 0.28 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,164 residents per square mile.

📰 Manzanola News Today

• Marsha Jo Crafton Obituary (2026) - Manzanola, CO - Johnson-Romero Family Funeral Home - La Junta Legacy obituary · Aug 6
• Manzanola (CO) High School Sports - Football, Basketball, Baseball, Softball, Volleyball, and more MaxPreps · Feb 27
• Manzanola Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jul 1
• David Haydon Pettes Obituary (2026) - Manzanola, CO - Johnson-Romero Family Funeral Home - La Junta Legacy obituary · May 2
• Trump voters in disbelief after his first veto stuns MAGA AlterNet · Jan 17

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Manzanola Unique

• The only place in America named Manzanola — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.28 sq mi.
• Positioned in southeastern Colorado, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• ATSF Manzanola Depot · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Manzanola

• SSG Justin Lee Vasquez Memorial Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Manzanola

• Manzanola Elementary School
• Manzanola Junior-Senior High School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Manzanola

🏘️ Nearby Communities