Crystola, Colorado

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Crystola, Colorado
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Crystola and U.S. Highway 24.
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Crystola
Coordinates: 38°57′21″N105°01′38″W / 38.95583°N 105.02722°W / 38.95583; -105.02722
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Colorado.svg  Colorado
County El Paso County
Teller County [1]
Elevation
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7,979 ft (2,432 m)
Time zone UTC-7 (MST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code [2]
Area code 719
GNIS feature ID 0191202

Crystola is an unincorporated community in El Paso and Teller counties, Colorado, United States. [1] ZIP code 80863 serves Crystola, but mail must be addressed to Woodland Park. [2]

On 27 June 2012, the town came under a mandatory evacuation notice due to the Waldo Canyon Fire. [3]

Geography

Crystola is located at 38°57′21″N105°01′38″W / 38.95583°N 105.02722°W / 38.95583; -105.02722 (38.9558243,-105.0272053). [1]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 22, 2010. Retrieved October 7, 2007.
  3. "Waldo Canyon Fire advancing toward Douglas County: Live Blog". Archived from the original on June 27, 2012. Retrieved June 27, 2012.