Punkin Center, Colorado

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Looking north along State Highway 71 from a point south of its intersection with State Highway 94, November 2021
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Pumpkin Center
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Coordinates: 38°51′07″N103°42′02″W / 38.85194°N 103.70056°W / 38.85194; -103.70056 Coordinates: 38°51′07″N103°42′02″W / 38.85194°N 103.70056°W / 38.85194; -103.70056
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Colorado.svg  Colorado
Counties Lincoln [1]
Elevation
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5,364 ft (1,635 m)
Time zone UTC-7 (MST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP codes
81063 (Ordway) and 80821 (Hugo) [2]
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]

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Description

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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References

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