Arlington, Colorado

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Arlington, Colorado
unincorporated community
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Arlington (Colorado)
Coordinates: 38°20′10″N103°20′36″W / 38.3361°N 103.3433°W / 38.3361; -103.3433 [1]
Country United States
State Colorado
County Kiowa [2]
Founded1887 [3]
Government
 • Type unincorporated community
 • Body Kiowa County [2]
Elevation
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4,223 ft (1,287 m)
Time zone UTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP Code
81021 [4]
Area code 719
GNIS pop ID 204825

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. [3] The Arlington, Colorado, post office operated from August 16, 1887, until October 15, 2011. [5] [6] The community's ZIP Code is 81021. [4]

Arlington Auxiliary Army Airfield

Three miles east of town is the site of the former Arlingtion Auxiliary Army Air Field #4, [7] 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.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Arlington, Colorado", Geographic Names Information System , United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior , retrieved December 29, 2024
  2. 1 2 "Colorado 29, 2024".
  3. 1 2 Eichler, Geo. R. (1977). Colorado Place Names. Johnson Publishing Company.
  4. 1 2 "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on September 3, 2007. Retrieved September 3, 2007.
  5. ↑ Bauer, William H.; Ozment, James L.; Willard, John H. (1990). Colorado Post Offices 1859–1989. Golden, Colorado: Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation. ISBN   0-918654-42-4.
  6. ↑ "Post Offices by state". Postal history – Postmaster Finder. United States Postal Service. n.d. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  7. ↑ Arlington Auxiliary Army Air Field #4
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