Delcarbon, Colorado
Delcarbon, Colorado | |
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Part of Delcarbon from across Colorado State Highway 69. | |
Delcarbon Location of Delcarbon, Colorado. Delcarbon Delcarbon (Colorado) | |
| Coordinates: 37°42′45″N 104°52′37″W / 37.7125°N 104.8769°W[2] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Huerfano[1] |
| Elevation | 6,342 ft (1,933 m) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| ZIP code[3] | Walsenburg 81089 |
| Area code | 719 |
| GNIS place ID | 194226 |
Delcarbon is an extinct town in Huerfano County, Colorado, United States.[4]
History
The Delcarbon, Colorado post office operated from November 20, 1915, until December 31, 1953.[5] The Walsenburg, Colorado, post office (ZIP code 81089) now serves the area.[3] Delcarbon is a name derived from Spanish meaning "of the coal".[6]
See also
- List of ghost towns in Colorado
- List of populated places in Colorado
- List of post offices in Colorado
References
- ^ "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
- ^ a b "Delcarbon, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
- ^ a b "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Delcarbon, 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. 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. 17.