Jefferson, Colorado

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Jefferson, Colorado
The town of Jefferson, showing one-room school house, seen looking eastward from U.S. Highway 285
The town of Jefferson, showing one-room school house, seen looking eastward from U.S. Highway 285
Jefferson, Colorado (Colorado)
Jefferson, Colorado
Jefferson, Colorado
Location within the state of Colorado
Coordinates: 39°22′39″N 105°48′02″W / 39.3775, -105.80056
Country Flag of the United States United States
State Flag of Colorado Colorado
County Park[1]
Elevation [1] 9,501 ft (2,896 m)
Time zone MST (UTC-7)
 - Summer (DST) MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP code[2] 80456
GNIS feature ID 0204725

Jefferson is an unincorporated town and a U.S. Post Office in Park County, Colorado, United States. It is located the northern end of South Park, along U.S. Route 285, approximately 15 miles (24 km) northeast of Fairplay, at the western foot of Kenosha Pass. It lies 6 miles (10 km) from Como, 23 miles (37 km) from Bailey, and 37 miles (60 km) from Breckenridge. The town consists largely of a strip of retail businesses along U.S. Route 285, as well as a small unpaved grid of houses and trailers on the south side of the highway. The most notable landmark in town is a historic one-room schoolhouse, highly visible in the surrounding grasslands of South Park. The Jefferson Post Office has the ZIP Code 80456.[2]

[edit] Geography

Jefferson is located at 39°22′39″N, 105°48′02″W (39.568,-105.800571).

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ a b ZIP Code Lookup (JavaScript/HTML). United States Postal Service (December 28, 2006). Retrieved on December 28, 2006.

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