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