Arapahoe, Colorado
| Arapahoe, Colorado | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Arapahoe, Colorado Location within the state of Colorado | |
| Coordinates: 38°51′01″N 102°11′02″W / 38.85028°N 102.18389°WCoordinates: 38°51′01″N 102°11′02″W / 38.85028°N 102.18389°W | |
| Country |
 United States |
| State |
 State of Colorado |
| County | Cheyenne County[1] |
| Established | 1870[2] |
| Elevation[1] | 4,009 ft (1,222 m) |
| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP Code | 80802[3] |
| Area code(s) | 719 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0196392 |
Arapahoe is an unincorporated community and U.S. Post Office in Cheyenne County, Colorado, United States. The ZIP Code of the Arapahoe Post Office is 80802.[3]
History
The first town of Arapahoe was established in 1859 in Arapahoe County, Kansas Territory (present-day Jefferson County, Colorado); see Arapahoe, Colorado (ghost town).[2] The town eventually withered, but Arapahoe was reestablished at the present site in 1870.[2] The second Arapahoe Post Office opened on May 5, 1910.[4]
Geography
Arapahoe is located at 38°51′01″N 102°11′02″W / 38.85028°N 102.18389°W (38.850270,-102.183838).
See also
- Outline of Colorado
- State of Colorado
- Colorado cities and towns
- Colorado counties
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Eichler, Geo. R. (1977). Colorado Place Names. 77-089726: Johnson Publishing Company.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "ZIP Code Lookup" (JavaScript/HTML). United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on 3 September 2007. Retrieved September 3, 2007.
- ↑ Bauer, William H.; James L. Ozment; John H. Willard (1990). Colorado Post Offices 1859-1989. 90-34759: The Colorado Railroad Museum. ISBN 0-918654-42-4.
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