Plastic, Colorado

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Plastic, Colorado
Plastic, Colorado
Coordinates: 39°51′39″N105°13′43″W / 39.86083°N 105.22861°W / 39.86083; -105.22861
Country United States
State Colorado
County Jefferson County
Elevation
6,110 ft (1,862 m)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
Area code 720
GNIS feature ID181650 [1]

Plastic is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. [1] It is 8 miles north of Golden and 11 miles south of Boulder. No known post office has operated in Plastic itself. It is served by the Moffat Tunnel Division of the Union Pacific Railroad. An unused Union Pacific branch extends across Plastic, and into what was formerly the Rocky Flats Plant. During this period, the area was alternatively known as Plastic Siding. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Plastic, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Hall, Johnathan (December 7, 2019). "Plastic (Jefferson County, Colorado): Community Profile". RoadsideThoughts. Johnathan Hall. Retrieved December 10, 2019.