Matheson, Colorado
Appearance
Matheson, Colorado | |
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Location in Elbert County and the state of Colorado | |
Coordinates: 39°10′20″N 103°58′35″W / 39.17222°N 103.97639°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Colorado |
County | Elbert[1] |
Elevation | 5,801 ft (1,768 m) |
Population (2000)[citation needed] | |
• Total | 94 |
Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
ZIP code[2] | 80830 |
Area code | 719 |
GNIS feature ID | 0195128 |
Matheson is an unincorporated community and a U.S. Post Office in Elbert County, Colorado, United States. The Matheson Post Office has the ZIP Code 80830.[2]
The town was named after Duncan Matheson, the original owner of the town site.[3]
In popular culture
The television series Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show is set in Matheson, Colorado. However, the series portrays Matheson as much larger, a hub of high-tech industry, and located somewhere in the mountains west of Denver.
External links
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. January 2, 2007. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 23, 2010. Retrieved January 2, 2007.
- ^ 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. 34.