Timpas, Colorado

Timpas, Colorado
Unincorporated community
Timpas and U.S. Route 350.
Location in Otero County and the state of Colorado
Timpas, Colorado (the US)
Coordinates: 37°49′05″N 103°46′25″W / 37.81806°N 103.77361°W / 37.81806; -103.77361Coordinates: 37°49′05″N 103°46′25″W / 37.81806°N 103.77361°W / 37.81806; -103.77361
Country  United States
State  Colorado
County Otero County[1]
Elevation[1] 4,430 ft (1,350 m)
Time zone UTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code[2] 81050 (La Junta)
Area code(s) 719
GNIS feature ID 0195713

Timpas is an unincorporated community located in Otero County, Colorado, United States. The U.S. Post Office at La Junta (ZIP Code 81050) now serves Timpas postal addresses.[2]

A post office called Timpas was established in 1891, and remained in operation until 1970.[3] The community took its name from nearby Timpas Creek.[4]

Geography

Timpas is located at 37°49′05″N 103°46′25″W / 37.81806°N 103.77361°W / 37.81806; -103.77361 (37.818056,-103.773594).

See also

Colorado portal

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" (JavaScript/HTML). United States Postal Service. January 3, 2007. Retrieved January 3, 2007.
  3. ↑ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 11 July 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. 49.

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