Punkin Center, Colorado

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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)
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Punkin Center
Location within Lincoln County and Colorado
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Punkin Center
Punkin Center (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°51′07″N103°42′02″W / 38.85194°N 103.70056°W / 38.85194; -103.70056 [1]
Country United States
State Colorado
County Lincoln
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),
80821 (Hugo) [2]
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.

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History

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.

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Punkin Center, Colorado", Geographic Names Information System , United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. 1 2 "Punkin Center, CO". ZIP Code Lookup. United States Postal Service . Retrieved November 15, 2010.

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