Phippsburg, Colorado

Coordinates: 40°13′56″N 106°56′35″W / 40.23222°N 106.94306°W / 40.23222; -106.94306
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Phippsburg, Colorado
Entering Phippsburg on State Highway 131
Entering Phippsburg on State Highway 131
Location of Phippsburg in Routt County, Colorado.
Location of Phippsburg in Routt County, Colorado.
Phippsburg, Colorado is located in Colorado
Phippsburg, Colorado
Location in Routt County and the state of Colorado
Coordinates: 40°13′56″N 106°56′35″W / 40.23222°N 106.94306°W / 40.23222; -106.94306
Country United States
State Colorado
CountyRoutt[1]
Elevation7,438 ft (2,267 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code[2]
80469
GNIS feature ID0173063

Phippsburg is a census-designated place and a U.S. Post Office in Routt County, Colorado, United States. The population as of the 2010 Census was 204.[3] The Phippsburg Post Office has the ZIP Code 80469.[2]

A post office called Phippsburg has been in operation since 1909.[4] The community was named after Lawrence C. Phipps, a Colorado legislator.[5]

Geography

Phippsburg is located at 40°13′56″N 106°56′35″W / 40.23222°N 106.94306°W / 40.23222; -106.94306 (40.232102,-106.943150).

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ a b "ZIP Code Lookup" (JavaScript/HTML). United States Postal Service. January 2, 2007. Retrieved January 2, 2007.
  3. ^ Colorado Trend Report 2: State and Complete Places (Sub-state 2010 Census Data). Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed 2011-02-25.
  4. ^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  5. ^ 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. 40.
  6. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.