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.