Dupont, Colorado

Unincorporated community in Colorado, United States
39°50′17″N 104°54′45″W / 39.83806°N 104.91250°W / 39.83806; -104.91250Country United StatesState ColoradoCountyAdams[1]Elevation5,144 ft (1,568 m)Time zoneUTC-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. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ a b "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. December 15, 2006. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 22, 2010. Retrieved December 15, 2006.
  3. ^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 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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