Lycan is an unincorporated community in Baca County, Colorado, United States.[1] It is located approximately 37 driving miles east-northeast of Springfield.[3]

Lycan, Colorado
Looking east along State Highway 116 in Lycan
Looking east along State Highway 116 in Lycan
Lycan is located in Colorado
Lycan
Lycan
Lycan is located in the United States
Lycan
Lycan
Coordinates: 37°36′55.05″N 102°12′2.66″W / 37.6152917°N 102.2007389°W / 37.6152917; -102.2007389[1]
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountyBaca
Elevation3,862 ft (1,177 m)
Time zoneUTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
ZIP Code
Area code719
FIPS code08-46960 [1]
GNIS ID196066 [1]

History

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The U.S. Post Office at Two Buttes (ZIP Code 81084) now serves Lycan postal addresses.[2]

Geography

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Lycan is located at the junction of Colorado highways 89 and 116.[4]

The community is just over five miles from the state border with Kansas.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Lycan, Colorado", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. ^ a b "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. January 3, 2007. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 22, 2010. Retrieved January 3, 2007.
  3. ^ "Springfield, Colorado to Lycan, Colorado". Google Maps. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  4. ^ "DTD DataAccess - Statistics, Maps and Data - Highways Data". Archived from the original on April 16, 2011. Retrieved February 1, 2011.
  5. ^ "Co Rd 57, Holly, CO to Lycan, Colorado". Google Maps. Retrieved December 10, 2020.