Model, Colorado Explained

Official Name:Model, Colorado
Pushpin Map:Colorado#USA
Pushpin Label:Model
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Colorado##Location in the United States
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Las Animas[1]
Unit Pref:Imperial
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:-7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:-6
Coordinates:37.3728°N -104.2453°W
Elevation M:1712
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:81059
Area Code:719
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:0204809

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]

Geography

Model is located at 37.3728°N -104.2453°W (37.372886,-104.245319).

Notes and References

  1. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  2. Web site: June 27, 2007 . ZIP Code Lookup . . United States Postal Service . June 27, 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080101160345/http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown.jsp . January 1, 2008 .
  3. Web site: Post offices . Jim Forte Postal History . 1 July 2016.
  4. Book: Dawson, John Frank. Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co.. Denver, CO. 35.