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Delcarbon, Colorado

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Delcarbon, Colorado
Part of Delcarbon from across Colorado State Highway 69.
Part of Delcarbon from across Colorado State Highway 69.
Delcarbon is located in the United States
Delcarbon
Delcarbon
Location of Delcarbon, Colorado.
Delcarbon is located in Colorado
Delcarbon
Delcarbon
Delcarbon (Colorado)
Coordinates: 37°42′45″N 104°52′37″W / 37.7125°N 104.8769°W / 37.7125; -104.8769 (Delcarbon, Colorado)[2]
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountyHuerfano[1]
Elevation6,342 ft (1,933 m)
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP code[3]
Area code719
GNIS place ID194226

Delcarbon is an extinct town in Huerfano County, Colorado, United States.[4]

History

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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]

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References

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  1. ^ "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Delcarbon, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
  3. ^ a b "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Delcarbon, Colorado
  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.
  6. ^ 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.
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