Chromo, Colorado

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Chromo, Colorado
unincorporated community
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Entering Chromo from the south on U.S. Route 84.
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Chromo
Location of Chromo, Colorado.
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Chromo
Chromo (Colorado)
Coordinates: 37°02′11″N106°50′36″W / 37.0364°N 106.8434°W / 37.0364; -106.8434 (Chromo, Colorado) [1]
Country United States
State Colorado
County Archuleta [2]
Government
 • Type unincorporated community
 • Body Archuleta County [2]
Elevation
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7,284 ft (2,220 m)
Time zone UTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP code [3]
81128
Area code 719
GNIS place ID 191038

Chromo is an unincorporated community and U.S. Post Office in Archuleta County, Colorado, United States. The Chromo Post Office has the ZIP Code 81128. [3]

Contents

The community takes its name from nearby Chromo Mountain. [4]

History

Historically, the Ute people lived in the Chromo area. The Chromo, Colorado, post office opened on October 30, 1885. [5] In 1922 the Chromo School was built to serve the children in the area and operated from 1922 to 1954. The original school building, a concrete structure, now functions as a community center. The well-preserved building is an example of a rural school complex, containing a teacherage and an outhouse. [6]

Geography

The Little Navajo River from US Route 84, near its confluence with the Navajo River, in Chromo. Little Navajo River at US-84.jpg
The Little Navajo River from US Route 84, near its confluence with the Navajo River, in Chromo.

The Little Navajo River and Navajo River flow through the community.

Climate

This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Chromo has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps. [7]

Education

The Archuleta County School District serves Chromo.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Chromo, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved July 8, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs . Retrieved July 8, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service . Retrieved July 8, 2025.
  4. ↑ Dawson, John Frank (1954). Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 13.
  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. ↑ "Chromo School". History Colorado. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  7. ↑ Climate Summary for Chromo, Colorado
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