Model, Colorado

Model, Colorado
Unincorporated community
Looking south along U.S. Route 350 in Model
Looking south along U.S. Route 350 in Model
Model is located in Colorado
Model
Model
Location in Colorado
Model is located in the United States
Model
Model
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 37°22′22″N 104°14′43″W / 37.37278°N 104.24528°W / 37.37278; -104.24528
Country United States
State Colorado
CountyLas Animas[1]
Elevation
[1]
5,617 ft (1,712 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code[2]
81059
Area code719
GNIS feature ID0204809

Model is an abandoned unincorporated village in Las Animas County, Colorado, United States. The Model Post Office serving ZIP Code 81059 [2] was in operation from 1912 to 2021,[3] and was the last business or service standing there for many years. The community originally was a planned, or "model" community, hence the name.[4]

Geography

Model is located at 37°22′22″N 104°14′43″W / 37.37278°N 104.24528°W / 37.37278; -104.24528 (37.372886,-104.245319).

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. June 27, 2007. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on January 1, 2008. Retrieved June 27, 2007.
  3. ^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 1, 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. 35.