Model, Colorado

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Model, Colorado
Unincorporated community
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Model
Location in Colorado
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Model
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 37°22′22″N104°14′43″W / 37.37278°N 104.24528°W / 37.37278; -104.24528 Coordinates: 37°22′22″N104°14′43″W / 37.37278°N 104.24528°W / 37.37278; -104.24528
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Colorado.svg  Colorado
County Las Animas [1]
Elevation
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5,617 ft (1,712 m)
Time zone UTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code [2]
81059
Area code(s) 719
GNIS feature ID 0204809

Model is an abandoned unincorporated village in Las Animas County, Colorado, United States. The Model Post Office serving ZIP Code 81059 [2] was in operation from 1912 to 2021, [3] and was the last business or service standing there for many years. The community originally was a planned, or "model" community, hence the name. [4]

Geography

Model is located at 37°22′22″N104°14′43″W / 37.37278°N 104.24528°W / 37.37278; -104.24528 (37.372886,-104.245319).

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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. June 27, 2007. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on January 1, 2008. Retrieved June 27, 2007.
  3. ↑ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 1 July 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. 35.
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