Canfield, Colorado
Canfield, Colorado | |
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Looking north at the rural intersection of 119th Street and Jasper Road in the Canfield area of unincorporated Boulder County, Colorado, with mature shade trees, ranch homes, and a stop sign at the corner. | |
Canfield Location of Canfield, Colorado. Canfield Canfield (Colorado) | |
| Coordinates: 40°03′13″N 105°04′29″W / 40.0536°N 105.0747°W[2] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Boulder[1] |
| Government | |
| • Type | unincorporated community |
| • Body | Boulder County[1] |
| Elevation | 5,033 ft (1,534 m) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| Area codes | 303/720/983 |
| GNIS pop ID | 178599 |
Canfield is an unincorporated community in Boulder County, in the U.S. state of Colorado.[4]
History
The Canfield, Colorado, post office operated from March 28, 1878, until June 15, 1906.[5] The community was named after Isaac Canfield, a businessman in the local coal mining industry.[6]
See also
- Boulder, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area
- Front Range Urban Corridor
- List of populated places in Colorado
- List of post offices in Colorado
References
- ^ a b "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
- ^ a b "Canfield, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
- ^ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Canfield, Colorado
- ^ Bauer, William H.; Ozment, James L.; Willard, John H. (1990). Colorado Post Offices 1859–1989. Golden, Colorado: Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation. ISBN 0-918654-42-4.
- ^ Dawson, John Frank (1954). 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. 12.