Dupont is an unincorporated community and U.S. Post Office in Adams County, Colorado, United States. The Dupont Post Office has the ZIP Code 80024.[2]
Dupont, Colorado | |
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  Dupont, Colorado Location within the state of Colorado | |
| Coordinates: 39°50′17″N 104°54′45″W / 39.83806°N 104.91250°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Colorado |
| County | Adams[1] |
| Elevation | 5,144 ft (1,568 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code[2] | 80024 |
| Area code(s) | Both 303 and 720 |
A post office called Dupont has been in operation since 1926.[3] The community takes its name from the DuPont Company, which owned property near the original town site.[4]
Geography
editDupont is located at 39°50′17″N 104°54′45″W / 39.83806°N 104.91250°W (39.838068,-104.912567).
See also
editReferences
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. December 15, 2006. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 22, 2010. Retrieved December 15, 2006.
- ^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 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. 19.