Arlington, Colorado

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Coordinates: 38°20′10.01″N103°20′35.76″W / 38.3361139°N 103.3432667°W / 38.3361139; -103.3432667 [1]
Country United States
State Colorado
County Kiowa
Founded1887 [2]
Elevation
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4,223 ft (1,287 m)
Time zone UTC−7 (MST)
  Summer (DST) UTC−6 (MDT)
ZIP Code
81021 [3]
Area code 719
FIPS code 08-03070 [1]
GNIS ID 204825 [1]

Arlington is an unincorporated community in Kiowa County, Colorado, United States. [1]

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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] The community's ZIP Code is 81021. [3]

Arlington Auxiliary Army Airfield

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.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Arlington, Colorado", Geographic Names Information System , United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  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