Egnar, Colorado

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Egnar, Colorado
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Entering Egnar along SH 141 from the south, April 2020
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Egnar (Colorado)
Coordinates: 37°54′59″N108°56′24″W / 37.9164°N 108.9401°W / 37.9164; -108.9401 (Egnar, Colorado) [1]
Country United States
State Colorado
County San Miguel [2]
Government
  Type unincorporated community
  Body San Miguel County [2]
Elevation
[1]
7,330 ft (2,230 m)
Time zone UTC−07:00 (MST)
  Summer (DST) UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP code [3]
81325
Area codes 970/748
GNIS place ID 176280

Egnar is an unincorporated community located in and governed by San Miguel County, Colorado, United States. Egnar has a U.S. Post Office with the ZIP Code 81325. [3]

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History

The Egnar, Colorado, post office opened on May 28, 1917. [4] The community's name is "Range" spelled backward. [5]

Geography

Egnar is located in far western San Miguel County near the Colorado/Utah border at coordinates 37°54′59″N108°56′24″W / 37.9164°N 108.9401°W / 37.9164; -108.9401 (Egnar, Colorado) and elevation 7,330 feet (2,234 m). [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Egnar, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved November 30, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs . Retrieved November 30, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service . Retrieved November 30, 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.