Jefferson, Colorado

Not to be confused with Jefferson County, Colorado.

Jefferson, Colorado
Unincorporated community
The community of Jefferson, showing one-room school house, seen looking eastward from U.S. Route 285, May 2005
The community of Jefferson, showing one-room school house, seen looking eastward from U.S. Route 285, May 2005
Jefferson, Colorado is located in Colorado
Jefferson, Colorado
Jefferson, Colorado
Location within the state of Colorado
Coordinates: 39°22′38″N 105°48′02″W / 39.37722°N 105.80056°W / 39.37722; -105.80056
Country United States
State Colorado
CountyPark[1]
Elevation
[2]
9,502 ft (2,896 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code[3]
80456
GNIS feature ID204725[2]

Jefferson is an unincorporated community in Park County, Colorado, United States.

Description

Jefferson in early 1900s

The community is located in the northern end of South Park, along U.S. Route 285 (US 285), approximately 15 miles (24 km) northeast of Fairplay, at the western foot of Kenosha Pass. It lies 6 miles (9.7 km) from Como, 23 miles (37 km) from Bailey, and 37 miles (60 km) from Breckenridge. The community consists largely of a strip of retail businesses along US 285, as well as a small unpaved grid of houses and trailers on the south side of the highway. The most notable landmarks in the community are a historic one-room schoolhouse and the Historic Jefferson Denver, South Park and Pacific Railroad (DSP&P RR)Depot (c. 1880), highly visible in the surrounding grasslands of South Park. The Jefferson Post Office has the ZIP Code 80456. However, the post office closed in 2022.[3]

Climate

Climate data for Jefferson (CoAgMet), Colorado, 2012–2022 normals: 9460ft (2883m)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 32.2
(0.1) 		33.8
(1.0) 		42.4
(5.8) 		48.2
(9.0) 		58.4
(14.7) 		71.0
(21.7) 		73.2
(22.9) 		71.4
(21.9) 		67.8
(19.9) 		54.4
(12.4) 		43.3
(6.3) 		32.5
(0.3) 		52.4
(11.3)
Daily mean °F (°C) 18.0
(−7.8) 		19.1
(−7.2) 		26.6
(−3.0) 		32.7
(0.4) 		41.1
(5.1) 		51.0
(10.6) 		54.8
(12.7) 		52.8
(11.6) 		48.2
(9.0) 		36.3
(2.4) 		26.4
(−3.1) 		17.6
(−8.0) 		35.4
(1.9)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 3.6
(−15.8) 		4.3
(−15.4) 		10.6
(−11.9) 		17.0
(−8.3) 		23.6
(−4.7) 		30.8
(−0.7) 		36.2
(2.3) 		34.0
(1.1) 		28.4
(−2.0) 		18.2
(−7.7) 		9.5
(−12.5) 		2.6
(−16.3) 		18.2
(−7.7)
Source 1: XMACIS2[4]
Source 2: CoAgMet[5]

See also

flag Colorado portal

References

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jefferson, Colorado
  3. ^ a b "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. December 28, 2006. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 22, 2010. Retrieved December 28, 2006.
  4. ^ "xmACIS2". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
  5. ^ "Info for Jefferson (JFN01)". Colorado State University. Retrieved December 9, 2023.

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