Towaoc is a Census-designated place (CDP), a post office, and the capital of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe located on the Ute Mountain Ute Reservation in Montezuma County, Colorado, United States. The Towaoc post office has the ZIP Code 81334 (post office boxes). At the United States Census 2020, the population of the Towaoc CDP was 1,120.

Geography

Towaoc is located east of Sleeping Ute Mountain, a sacred mountain of the Ute people, and northeast of the Four Corners Monument. Old Towaoc, located at the base of Ute Mountain, is approximately 2 mi west of US Highways 491-160, and includes various tribal and BIA governmental buildings and housing areas, including the tribal offices of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe. In recent years, a small complex has been developed directly on US Highway 491–160 at the junction of the road into the original town. The Towaoc CDP has an area of 9.284 km2, all land.

Education

The CDP is served by Montezuma-Cortez School District RE-1.

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau initially defined the Towaoc CDP for the 1990 United States Census.