Model, Colorado

Model, Colorado
Unincorporated community

Looking south along U.S. Route 350 in Model.

Location in Las Animas County and the state of Colorado

Coordinates: 37°22′22″N 104°14′43″W / 37.37278°N 104.24528°W / 37.37278; -104.24528Coordinates: 37°22′22″N 104°14′43″W / 37.37278°N 104.24528°W / 37.37278; -104.24528
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 with a U.S. Post Office in Las Animas County, Colorado, United States. The Model Post Office has the ZIP Code 81059 [2] and has been in operation since 1912.[3] The community originally was a planned, 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 / 37.37278; -104.24528 (37.372886,-104.245319).

References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. 1 2 "ZIP Code Lookup" (JavaScript/HTML). United States Postal Service. June 27, 2007. Retrieved June 27, 2007.
  3. ↑ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  4. ↑ 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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