Rand, Colorado

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Rand, Colorado
Unincorporated community
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Buildings along Highway 125 in Rand.
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Rand
Coordinates: 40°27′14″N106°10′53″W / 40.45389°N 106.18139°W / 40.45389; -106.18139
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Colorado.svg Colorado
County Jackson [1]
Established1881
Elevation
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8,629 ft (2,630 m)
Time zone UTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code [2]
80473
Area code 970
GNIS feature ID172876 [1]

Rand is an unincorporated community, with a U.S. Post Office, established in 1881 in Jackson County, Colorado, United States.

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Description

It is a ranching community at the southern end of North Park south of Walden consisting of several homes and businesses, a post office, and ranching facilities. Rand is near the junction of State Highway 125 and Jackson County Road 27 along Indian Creek, at an elevation of 8,627 feet (2,630 meters). The Rand post office has the ZIP code 80473. [2] Some say the community was named after Charles Rand, a pioneer, while others believe it has the name of J. A. Rand, another pioneer. [3] The post office in Rand was established in 1883. [4]

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rand, Colorado
  2. 1 2 "ZIP Code Lookup" (JavaScript/HTML). United States Postal Service. January 2, 2007. Retrieved January 2, 2007.
  3. ↑ Dawson, John Frank. Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 43.
  4. ↑ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 8, 2016.

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