El Moro, Colorado
El Moro is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Las Animas County, Colorado, United States. The population of the El Moro CDP was 221 at the United States Census 2010. The Trinidad post office (Zip Code 81082) serves the area. History. The El Moro post office was established in 1876, and remained in operation until 1933. El Moro is a name derived from Spanish meaning "the Moor". After the company was established in 1892, Colorado Fuel & Iron took over the El Moro operation. During its years of operation, 8,063,076  tons of coal were shipped from El Moro on CF&I's narrow gauge railway, connecting them with the Colorado & Southern line. Geography. El Moro is in west-central Las Animas County, bordering the northeast side of the city of Trinidad, the county seat. U.S. Route 160 runs along the southeast edge of the CDP, leading southwest to the center of Trinidad and east to Springfield. U.S. Route 350 branches off from US 160 at the eastern edge of El Moro and leads northeast to La Junta. The city of Pueblo is to the north via Interstate 25, which runs just  west of the El Moro CDP. The Purgatoire River runs through the community, flowing northeast toward the Arkansas River. The El Moro CDP has an area of , including of water. Demographics. The United States Census Bureau initially defined the for the