Delcarbon, Colorado

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Delcarbon, Colorado
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Part of Delcarbon from across Colorado State Highway 69.
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Delcarbon (Colorado)
Coordinates: 37°42′45″N104°52′37″W / 37.7125°N 104.8769°W / 37.7125; -104.8769 (Delcarbon, Colorado) [1]
Country United States
State Colorado
County Huerfano [2]
Elevation
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6,342 ft (1,933 m)
Time zone UTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP code [3]
Walsenburg 81089
Area code 719
GNIS place ID 194226

Delcarbon is an extinct town in Huerfano County, Colorado, United States. [4]

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History

The Delcarbon, Colorado post office operated from November 20, 1915, until December 31, 1953. [5] The Walsenburg, Colorado, post office (ZIP code 81089) now serves the area. [3] Delcarbon is a name derived from Spanish meaning "of the coal". [6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Delcarbon, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved October 4, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs . Retrieved October 4, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service . Retrieved October 4, 2025.
  4. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Delcarbon, Colorado
  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. ↑ Dawson, John Frank. 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. 17.
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