Estrella, Colorado

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Estrella, Colorado
unincorporated community
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Estrella
Estrella (Colorado)
Coordinates: 37°21′58″N105°55′28″W / 37.3661°N 105.9245°W / 37.3661; -105.9245 (Estrella, Colorado) [1]
Country United States
State Colorado
County Alamosa [2]
Government
 • Type unincorporated community
 • Body Alamosa County [2]
Elevation
[1]
7,569 ft (2,307 m)
Time zone UTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP code [3]
Alamosa 81101
Area code 719
GNIS place ID 192916

Estrella is an unincorporated community in southern Alamosa County, Colorado, United States. [1] The community is a part of the Alamosa, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area.

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History

Estrella is a name derived from Spanish meaning "star". [4] The unincorporated community has never had its own post office. [5] The Alamosa, Colorado, post office (ZIP code 81101) serves the area. [3]

Geography

Estrella is located in southern Alamosa County at coordinates 37°21′58″N105°55′28″W / 37.3661°N 105.9245°W / 37.3661; -105.9245 (Estrella, Colorado) and elevation 7,569 feet (2,307 m). [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Estrella, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved December 4, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs . Retrieved December 4, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service . Retrieved December 4, 2025.
  4. ↑ 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. 20.
  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.


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