Buffalo Creek, Colorado

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Buffalo Creek, Colorado
unincorporated community
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Buffalo Creek
Buffalo Creek (Colorado)
Coordinates: 39°23′12″N105°16′13″W / 39.3867°N 105.2703°W / 39.3867; -105.2703 (Buffalo Creek, Colorado) [1]
Country United States
State Colorado
County Jefferson County [2]
EstablishedAbout 1877 [3]
Government
 • Type unincorporated community
 • Body Jefferson County [2]
Elevation
[1]
6,749 ft (2,057 m)
Time zone UTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP code [4]
80425
GNIS pop ID 183309
GNIS town ID 0
FIPS code 08-0

Buffalo Creek is an unincorporated community and U.S. Post Office in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. The ZIP Code of the Buffalo Creek Post Office is 80425. [4]

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History

The town of Buffalo Creek was established about 1877 along the stream of the same name. [3] The Buffalo Creek, Colorado, post office operated from August 16, 1878, until September 13, 1963. [5] The town has been destroyed by fire several times. [3] The Colorado Trail is approximately 5 miles from Buffalo Creek. It is open for hiking, biking and camping. The Pike National Forest runs through Buffalo Creek where the elevation is 6500 to 6700 ft.

Geography

Buffalo Creek is located at coordinates 39°23′12″N105°16′13″W / 39.3867°N 105.2703°W / 39.3867; -105.2703 (Buffalo Creek, Colorado) at an elevation of 6,749 feet (2,057 m). [1]

Only parts of the pine forest in and nearby have been caught ablaze, not the entire area.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Buffalo Creek, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs . Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Eichler, Geo. R. (1977). Colorado Place Names. Boulder, Colo.: Johnson Publishing Company. LCCN   77-89726.
  4. 1 2 "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service . Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  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.
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