Jefferson, Colorado
Jefferson, Colorado | |
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 The community of Jefferson, showing one-room school house, seen looking eastward from U.S. Route 285, May 2205 | |
  Jefferson, Colorado Location within the state of Colorado | |
| Coordinates: 39°22′39″N 105°48′02″W / 39.37750°N 105.80056°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Colorado |
| County | Park[1] |
| Elevation | 9,501 ft (2,896 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code[2] | 80456 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0204725 |
Jefferson is an unincorporated community and a U.S. Post Office in Park County, Colorado, United States.
Description
The community is located in the northern end of South Park, along U.S. Route 285 (US 285), approximately 15 miles (24 km) northeast of Fairplay, at the western foot of Kenosha Pass. t lies 6 miles (9.7 km) from Como, 23 miles (37 km) from Bailey, and 37 miles (60 km) from Breckenridge. The community consists largely of a strip of retail businesses along US 285, as well as a small unpaved grid of houses and trailers on the south side of the highway. The most notable landmarks in the community are a historic one-room schoolhouse and the Historic Jefferson Denver, South Park and Pacific Railroad (DSP&P RR)Depot (c. 1880), highly visible in the surrounding grasslands of South Park. The Jefferson Post Office has the ZIP Code 80456.[2]
Geography
Jefferson is located at 39°22.6′N 105°48.0′W / 39.3767°N 105.8000°W (39.568,-105.801).
See also
References
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ a b "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. December 28, 2006. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 22, 2010. Retrieved December 28, 2006.
External links
Media related to Jefferson, Colorado at Wikimedia Commons
Municipalities and communities of Park County, Colorado, United States | ||
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