Sanford is a statutory town in Conejos County, Colorado, United States.

[7] The town was named after Silas Sanford Smith, a Mormon pioneer.

[8] Sanford is located in northeastern Conejos County in the San Luis Valley of southern Colorado.

The town of La Jara is 3 miles (5 km) to the west by State Highway 136.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.8 km2), all of it land.