Cope, Colorado

Cope, Colorado
Unincorporated community
U.S. Route 36 in Cope.
Cope, Colorado
Location within the state of Colorado
Coordinates: 39°39′49″N 102°51′08″W / 39.66361°N 102.85222°W / 39.66361; -102.85222Coordinates: 39°39′49″N 102°51′08″W / 39.66361°N 102.85222°W / 39.66361; -102.85222
Country  United States
State  State of Colorado
County Washington County[1]
Elevation[1] 4,406 ft (1,343 m)
Time zone UTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code[2] 80812

Cope is an unincorporated community and U.S. Post Office in Washington County, Colorado, United States. The Cope Post Office has the ZIP Code 80812.[2]

A post office called Cope has been in operation since 1889.[3] The community was named after Johnathon C. Cope, a railroad official.[4]

Geography

Cope is located at 39°39′49″N 102°51′08″W / 39.66361°N 102.85222°W / 39.66361; -102.85222 (39.663592,-102.852116).

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. 1 2 "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. December 15, 2006. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on September 3, 2007. Retrieved December 15, 2006.
  3. ↑ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  4. ↑ 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. 15.
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