Boncarbo, Colorado

Boncarbo, Colorado
unincorporated community
An old house and a slag heap in Boncarbo
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Coordinates: 37.2167°N 104.6950°W / 37.2167; -104.6950[2]
Country	United States of America
State	State of Colorado
County	Las Animas County[1]
Established	1915[3]
Government
• Type	unincorporated community
• Body	Las Animas County[1]
Elevation [2]	6,877 ft (2,096 m)
Time zone	UTC−07:00 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP Code	81024[4]
GNIS pop ID	194660

Boncarbo is an unincorporated community in Las Animas County, Colorado, United States. The ZIP Code of Boncarbo is 81024.[4]

History

The town of Boncarbo was established by the American Smelting and Refining Company in 1915.[3] Boncarbo is a corruption of the French bon carbon, meaning good coal.[3] The Boncarbo, Colorado, post office operated from November 15, 1917, until August 12, 2017.[5] Most of the coal mined at Boncarbo was sent to Cokedale for coking.[3]

Geography

Boncarbo is located at coordinates 37.2167°N 104.6950°W / 37.2167; -104.6950 at an elevation of 6,877 feet (2,096 m).

See also

• Bibliography of Colorado
• Geography of Colorado
  • Spanish Peaks
• History of Colorado
• Index of Colorado-related articles
• List of Colorado-related lists
  • List of populated places in Colorado
  • List of post offices in Colorado
• Outline of Colorado

References

1. "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved January 28, 2025.
2. "Boncarbo, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 28, 2025.
3. Eichler, Geo. R. (1977). Colorado Place Names. Boulder, Colo.: Johnson Publishing Company. LCCN 77-89726.
4. "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on September 3, 2007. Retrieved September 4, 2007.
5. 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.

External links

• State of Colorado
  • History Colorado

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