Colora, Maryland Explained

Colora, Maryland
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Maryland#USA
Pushpin Label:Colora
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Colora in Maryland
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2: Cecil
Population As Of:2000
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation Ft:299
Coordinates:39.6719°N -76.0986°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:21917
Area Code:410
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:24-24015
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:583852
Blank2 Name:Other name
Blank2 Info:West Nottingham
Footnotes:[2]

Colora is an unincorporated community in western Cecil County, Maryland, United States, near Conowingo and Port Deposit.

The ZIP Code of this area is 21917, and has some historic houses and some new structures, including several development neighborhoods.

It is also home to an apple orchard named "Colora Orchards" and to the school called West Nottingham Academy, from which former NBA player Josh Boone graduated in 2002. The school also educated famous contemporary artist Eric Fischl.

Colora is the location of Colora Meetinghouse, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. The West Nottingham Academy Historic District was listed in 1990.

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Notes and References

  1. 2008-03-19.
  2. Web site: ZIP Code Lookup . 2008-06-09.