Arlington, Colorado

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Arlington, Colorado
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 38°20′08″N103°20′33″W / 38.33556°N 103.34250°W / 38.33556; -103.34250
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Colorado.svg  Colorado
County Kiowa County [1]
Established1887 [2]
Elevation
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4,222 ft (1,287 m)
Time zone UTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code
81021 [3]
Area code 719
Highways Colorado 96.svg SH 96
GNIS feature ID 0204825

Arlington is an unincorporated community in Kiowa County, Colorado, United States. The community's ZIP Code is 81021. [3]

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History

The town of Arlington was established by the Missouri Pacific Railroad in 1887. [2] The Arlington Post Office operated from August 16, 1887 to October 15, 2011. [4]

Arlington Auxiliary Army Airfield

Airfield: high view from the SW corner of the triangular runway looking WNW ArlingtonAuxiliaryAirfieldColoNWview.jpg
Airfield: high view from the SW corner of the triangular runway looking WNW
Airfield: E/W runway looking west ArlingtionAuxiliaryAirfieldColoRunway.jpg
Airfield: E/W runway looking west

Three miles east of town is the site of the former Arlingtion Auxiliary Army Air Field #4, [5] one of many former Colorado World War II Army Airfields. The triangular shape of the runways is not only visible from the air, but also visible from the county road. The E/W runway still has large sections of asphalt and the vegetation has noticeable changes along the runway.

Geography

Arlington is located at 38°20′08″N103°20′33″W / 38.33556°N 103.34250°W / 38.33556; -103.34250 (38.335597,-103.342552).

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References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. 1 2 Eichler, Geo. R. (1977). Colorado Place Names. Johnson Publishing Company.
  3. 1 2 "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on September 3, 2007. Retrieved September 3, 2007.
  4. ↑ "Post Offices by state". Postal history – Postmaster Finder. United States Postal Service. n.d. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  5. ↑ Arlington Auxiliary Army Air Field #4
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