Lucerne, Colorado

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

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
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 June 29, 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.