Dumont, Colorado

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Dumont, Colorado
Unincorporated community
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Dumont
Dumont (Colorado)
Coordinates: 39°45′53″N105°36′01″W / 39.7647°N 105.6003°W / 39.7647; -105.6003 (Dumont, Colorado) [1]
Country United States
State Colorado
County Clear Creek [2]
Government
 • Type unincorporated community
 • Body Clear Creek County [2]
Elevation
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7,933 ft (2,418 m)
Time zone UTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP code [3]
80436
Area codes 303/720/983
GNIS place ID 204707
GNIS CDP ID 2408685
FIPS code 08-21390

Dumont is a small unincorporated community and U.S. Post Office situated along Clear Creek in Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States. The Dumont Post Office has the ZIP Code 80436. [3] Dumont is a part of the Downieville-Lawson-Dumont census-designated place.

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History

The Dumont, Colorado, post office opened on May 17, 1880. [4] Dumont is named for John M. Dumont, a mine operator. [5]

Geography

Downieville is located in the Downieville-Lawson-Dumont, CO Census Designated Place at coordinates 39°45′53″N105°36′01″W / 39.7647°N 105.6003°W / 39.7647; -105.6003 (Dumont, Colorado) and elevation 7,933 feet (2,418 m). [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Dumont, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved October 16, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs . Retrieved October 16, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service . Retrieved October 16, 2025.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp.  110.
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