Chipita Park, Colorado

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Chipita Park, Colorado
unincorporated community
Etymology: Chipeta - The wife of Chief Ouray
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Chipita Park
Chipita Park (Colorado)
Coordinates: 38°55′28″N105°00′24″W / 38.9244°N 105.0066°W / 38.9244; -105.0066 (Chipita Park, Colorado) [1]
Country United States
State Colorado
County El Paso [2]
Government
 • Type unincorporated community
 • Body El Paso County [2]
Elevation
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7,796 ft (2,376 m)
Time zone UTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP code [3]
80809
Area code 719
GNIS pop ID 203531
GNIS CDP ID 2407982
FIPS code 08-12325

Chipita Park is an unincorporated community located in Cascade-Chipita Park, CO Census Defined Place, El Paso County, Colorado, United States. The ZIP Code of the Cascade, Colorado, post office is 80809. [3] The town is named for the Chipeta, the wife of Chief Ouray. [4] Chipita Park mailing addresses are served by the Cascade, Colorado, post office (ZIP code 80809).

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History

The Chipita Park, Colorado, post office operated from March 9, 1935, until May 31, 1967, when it was merged into the Cascade, Colorado, post office. [5]

Geography

Chipita Park, Colorado, is located 2.7 miles (4.3 km) northwest of Cascade at coordinates 38°55′28″N105°00′24″W / 38.9244°N 105.0066°W / 38.9244; -105.0066 (Cascade, Colorado) and elevation 7,796 feet (2,376 m).

Demographics

See the Cascade-Chipita Park, CO Census Defined Place.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Chipita Park, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved May 10, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs . Retrieved May 10, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service . Retrieved May 10, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Chipita Park Association: On the threshold of a new era". Chipita Park Association. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
  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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