Dupont, Colorado

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Dupont, Colorado
Unincorporated community
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Dupont
Location of Dupont, Colorado.
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Dupont
Dupont (Colorado)
Coordinates: 39°50′17″N104°54′43″W / 39.8380°N 104.9119°W / 39.8380; -104.9119 (Dupont, Colorado) [1]
Country United States
State Colorado
County Adams [2]
Government
 • Type unincorporated community
 • Body Adams County [2]
Elevation
[1]
5,145 ft (1,568 m)
Time zone UTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP code [3]
80024
Area codes 303/720/983
GNIS place ID 184700

Dupont is an unincorporated community and U.S. Post Office located in and governed by Adams County, Colorado, United States. The Dupont Post Office has the ZIP Code 80024. [3]

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History

The Dupont, Colorado, post office opened on June 19, 1926. [4] The community takes its name from the DuPont Company, which owned property near the original town site. [5]

Geography

Dupont is located in Adams County at coordinates 39°50′17″N104°54′43″W / 39.8380°N 104.9119°W / 39.8380; -104.9119 (Dupont, Colorado) and elevation 5,145 feet (1,568 m). [1]

See also

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  1. 1 2 3 "Dupont, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved October 27, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs . Retrieved October 27, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service . Retrieved October 27, 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. ↑ 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. 19.
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