Model, Colorado
Model, Colorado | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Location in Las Animas County and the state of Colorado | |
Coordinates: 37°22′22″N 104°14′43″W / 37.37278°N 104.24528°WCoordinates: 37°22′22″N 104°14′43″W / 37.37278°N 104.24528°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Colorado |
County | Las Animas[1] |
Elevation[1] | 5,617 ft (1,712 m) |
Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
• Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
ZIP code[2] | 81059 |
Area code(s) | 719 |
GNIS feature ID | 0204809 |
Model is an unincorporated community and a U.S. Post Office in Las Animas County, Colorado, United States. The Model Post Office has the ZIP Code 81059.[2]
A post office called Model has been in operation since 1912.[3] The community originally was a planned community or "model community", hence the name.[4]
Geography
Model is located at 37°22′22″N 104°14′43″W / 37.37278°N 104.24528°W (37.372886,-104.245319).
References
- 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- 1 2 "ZIP Code Lookup" (JavaScript/HTML). United States Postal Service. June 27, 2007. Retrieved June 27, 2007.
- ↑ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ↑ Dawson, John Frank. Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 35.
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