Lucerne, Colorado

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Lucerne, Colorado
Unincorporated community
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Location in Weld County and the state of Colorado
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Lucerne, Colorado (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°28′55″N104°41′53″W / 40.48194°N 104.69806°W / 40.48194; -104.69806 Coordinates: 40°28′55″N104°41′53″W / 40.48194°N 104.69806°W / 40.48194; -104.69806
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Colorado.svg  Colorado
County Weld [1]
Elevation
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4,754 ft (1,449 m)
Time zone UTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code [2]
80646
Area code(s) 970
GNIS feature ID 0180640

Lucerne is an unincorporated community and a U.S. Post Office in Weld County, Colorado, United States. The Lucerne Post Office has the ZIP Code 80646. [2]

The post office has been in operation since 1892. [3] The community was named after the lucerne that grew near the original town site. [4]

Geography

Lucerne is located at 40°28′55″N104°41′53″W / 40.48194°N 104.69806°W / 40.48194; -104.69806 (40.481948,-104.698162).

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References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. 1 2 "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. December 28, 2006. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 22, 2010. Retrieved December 28, 2006.
  3. ↑ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  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. 33.
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