Official Name: | Roggen, Colorado |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Colorado#USA |
Pushpin Label Position: | none |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Weld County and the state of Colorado |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Weld County[1] |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Timezone: | MST |
Utc Offset: | -7 |
Timezone Dst: | MDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
Coordinates: | 40.1683°N -104.3717°W |
Elevation M: | 1433 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 80652 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 0204697 |
Roggen is an unincorporated community and a U.S. Post Office in Weld County, Colorado, United States. The Roggen Post Office has the ZIP Code 80652.[2]
A post office called Roggen has been in operation since 1883.[3] The community most likely derives its name from Edward P. Roggin, a Nebraska legislator.[4]
Roggen is located at 40.1683°N -104.3717°W (40.168380,-104.371662).
Roggen plays a minor part in Tom Clancy's novel The Sum of All Fears. Terrorists purchase a safe house near Roggen in preparation for attacking the Super Bowl being played in Denver.
Roggen is the topic of a creepypasta about an archaeological expedition sponsored by the fictional company "Candlelight Co."