Lazear, Colorado

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Lazear, Colorado
Census Designated Place
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Lazear
Location of the Lazear CDP in the State of Colorado.
Coordinates: 38°46′44″N107°46′49″W / 38.77889°N 107.78028°W / 38.77889; -107.78028 (Lazear CDP, Colorado) [1]
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of Colorado.svg Colorado
County Delta County
Government
[1]
 • Type unincorporated town
Area
[2]
 • Total
1.602 sq mi (4.150 km2)
 • Land1.602 sq mi (4.150 km2)
 • Water0.000 sq mi (0.000 km2)
Elevation
[1]
5,440 ft (1,660 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total
168
 • Density100/sq mi (40/km2)
Time zone UTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code [4]
81420
Area code 970
GNIS feature 2804451 [1]

Lazear is an unincorporated town, a census-designated place (CDP), and a post office located in and governed by Delta County, Colorado, United States. The Lazear post office has the ZIP Code 81420 (post office boxes). [4] The population was 168 at the 2020 census. [3]

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History

The Lazear Post Office has been in operation since 1912. [5] The community has the name of J. B. Lazear, the original owner of the town site. [6]

Geography

The Lazear CDP has an area of 1,025 acres (4.150 km2), all land. [2]

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau defined the Lazear CDP for the United States Census 2020.

Lazear CDP, Colorado
YearPop.±%
2020 168—    
Source: United States Census Bureau

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lazear, Colorado
  2. 1 2 "State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  3. 1 2 United States Census Bureau. "Lazear CDP, Colorado" . Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Look Up a ZIP Code". United States Postal Service . Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  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. 32.
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