Dupont, Colorado

Dupont, Colorado
Unincorporated community
Dupont, Colorado
Location within the state of Colorado
Coordinates: 39°50′17″N 104°54′45″W / 39.83806°N 104.91250°W / 39.83806; -104.91250Coordinates: 39°50′17″N 104°54′45″W / 39.83806°N 104.91250°W / 39.83806; -104.91250
Country  United States
State  State of Colorado
County Adams County[1]
Elevation[1] 5,144 ft (1,568 m)
Time zone UTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code[2] 80024
Area code(s) Both 303 and 720

Dupont is an unincorporated community and U.S. Post Office in Adams County, Colorado, United States. The Dupont Post Office has the ZIP Code 80024.[2]

A post office called Dupont has been in operation since 1926.[3] The community takes its name from the DuPont Company, which owned property near the original town site.[4]

Geography

Dupont is located at 39°50′17″N 104°54′45″W / 39.83806°N 104.91250°W / 39.83806; -104.91250 (39.838068,-104.912567).

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 November 23, 2010. 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. 19.
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