Grant, Colorado Explained

Official Name:Grant, Colorado
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:Counties
Subdivision Name2:Park[1]
Unit Pref:Imperial
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:-7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:-6
Coordinates:39.4597°N -105.6617°W
Elevation Ft:8606
Postal Code Type:ZIP code[2]
Postal Code:80448
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:204726

Grant is an unincorporated community and a U.S. Post Office in Park County, Colorado, United States.

Description

The community is located in foothills of the Front Range in the upper valley of the North Fork South Platte River, approximately 6miles east of Kenosha Pass. It sits along U.S. Route 285 approximately 40miles southwest of Denver. It consists largely of a retired general store, post office, and surrounding houses and trailers along the south side of the highway and along the north side of the river. The Grant Post Office has the ZIP Code 80448.[2] Grant is located at the mouth of Geneva Creek where it descends southward from the Front Range. County Road 62 follows the creek northward to Guanella Pass, leading to Georgetown in the canyon of Clear Creek.

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Grant has a warm-summer humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  2. Web site: December 27, 2006 . ZIP Code Lookup . . United States Postal Service . December 27, 2006 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101122200027/http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown.jsp . November 22, 2010 .