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]
Model, Colorado | |
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 Looking south along U.S. Route 350 in Model | |
  Model Location in Colorado  Model Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 37°22′22″N 104°14′43″W / 37.37278°N 104.24528°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Colorado |
| County | Las Animas[1] |
| Elevation | 5,617 ft (1,712 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code[2] | 81059 |
| Area code | 719 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0204809 |
Geography
editModel is located at 37°22′22″N 104°14′43″W / 37.37278°N 104.24528°W (37.372886,-104.245319).
References
edit- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
- ^ 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.