Punkin Center, Colorado | |
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Looking north along State Highway 71 from a point south of its intersection with State Highway 94 (2021) | |
Location within Lincoln County and Colorado | |
Coordinates: 38°51′07″N103°42′02″W / 38.85194°N 103.70056°W [1] | |
Country | United States |
State | Colorado |
County | Lincoln |
Elevation | 5,364 ft (1,635 m) |
Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
ZIP Codes | |
Area code | 719 |
GNIS ID | 195180 [1] |
Punkin Center is an unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Colorado, United States, [1] located at the junction of State Highway 94 and State Highway 71.
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.
The Post Offices at Hugo (ZIP Code 80821) and Ordway (ZIP 81063) serve Punkin Center postal addresses. [2]
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.
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