Punkin Center, Colorado | |
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Nickname: Pumpkin Center | |
Coordinates: 38°51′07″N103°42′02″W / 38.85194°N 103.70056°W Coordinates: 38°51′07″N103°42′02″W / 38.85194°N 103.70056°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Colorado |
Counties | Lincoln [1] |
Elevation | 5,364 ft (1,635 m) |
Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
ZIP codes | |
Area code | 719 |
Punkin Center is a small, rural unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Colorado, United States, located at the junction of State Highway 94 and State Highway 71. [3] [4]
John Stevens built the first store at the farmers crossroads in 1920. He painted each new building a pumpkin color, inspiring the name. Everything burned in the 1950s. [1] Its mostly white population was 4 according to a Denver Post article. [5] There is a communication tower near the intersection of the highways, and a larger communication tower about 3 miles (4.8 km) southwest of the intersection. The Post Offices at Hugo (ZIP Code 80821) and Ordway (ZIP 81063) serve Punkin Center postal addresses. [2]
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