Rush, Colorado

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Rush, Colorado
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Rush
Location in El Paso County and the state of Colorado
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Rush
Rush (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°50′45″N104°5′32″W / 38.84583°N 104.09222°W / 38.84583; -104.09222
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Colorado.svg  State of Colorado
County El Paso County [1]
Elevation
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6,017 ft (1,834 m)
Time zone UTC-7 (MST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
80833 [2]
Area code 719
GNIS feature ID 0193570

Rush is an unincorporated community and a U.S. Post Office located in El Paso County, Colorado, United States. The Rush Post Office has the ZIP Code 80833. [2]

Contents

Named for Christopher Rush, a homesteader from Missouri who settled there in 1907. [3]

Education

Miami-Yoder School District 60JT serves Rush.

Geography

Rush is located at 38°50′45″N104°05′32″W / 38.84583°N 104.09222°W / 38.84583; -104.09222 (38.845858,-104.092197), east of Yoder along State Highway 94 about 2 miles (3 km) west of the El Paso, Lincoln County line.

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References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. 1 2 "ZIP Code Lookup" (JavaScript/HTML). United States Postal Service. January 2, 2007. Retrieved January 2, 2007.
  3. Bright, William (2004). Colorado Place Names. Johnson Books. ISBN   9781555663339.