The 64 counties of the US state of Colorado.

This is a list of United States post offices which currently operate, or previously operated, in the area of the State of Colorado.[1][2][3][4][5][6] For post offices currently in operation: the first ZIP Code is the ZIP Code of the postmaster.[7]

See the List of populated places in Colorado for location information.

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See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 The Muddy Creek post office closed on November 19, 1886, but reopened as Abbey on May 29, 1891.
  2. ↑ On November 20, 1882, the Hillerton, Colorado post office was moved to Abbeyville.
  3. 1 2 The San Isidro post office closed in 1902, but was reopened for one day as Abeyta in 1914.
  4. 1 2 On September 10, 1885, the name of the Bush post office was changed to Adams.
  5. ↑ On October 11, 1963, the Adams City post office became a branch of the Commerce Town post office.
  6. 1 2 On April 24, 1882, the Gebhard post office was renamed Agate.
  7. ↑ On August 31, 1955, the Airport, Colorado post office was made a rural station of Pueblo, Colorado.
  8. 1 2 The Alamo, Colorado post office was renamed Butte Valley on October 1, 1938.
  9. 1 2 The Berkeley post office was renamed Alcott in 1896.
  10. 1 2 3 The Oxford post office was renamed Fowler in 1890, and was then renamed Alexander in 1900, but was then changed back to Fowler later that year.
  11. ↑ Located at an elevation of 10,361 feet (3,158 m), the Alma, Colorado post office has been the highest elevation U.S. post office since January 4, 1974.
  12. ↑ On September 18, 1888, the Alva post office was renamed Idalia.
  13. 1 2 The Amethyst post office was renamed Creede on February 2, 1909.
  14. 1 2 The Animas City post office closed on August 19, 1885, but reopened as the Animas post office on July 10, 1886.
  15. ↑ Located at an elevation of 11,185 feet (3,409 m), the Animas Forks, Colorado Territory post office was the highest elevation U.S. post office from its opening on February 8, 1875, until February 10, 1876, and again from September 24 to October 16, 1879. Colorado joined the Union on August 1, 1876.
  16. 1 2 The name of the San Antonito post office was changed to Antonito on January 24, 1881.
  17. ↑ Arapahoe City was the original seat of Jefferson County, Jefferson Territory.
  18. ↑ In operation from June 15, 1895, until March 31, 1919, the Arastra, Colorado post office was the highest elevation U.S. post office ever at an elevation of 12,230 feet (3,728 m).
  19. 1 2 The Arbourville post office was renamed Conrow in 1881.
  20. 1 2 The Argenta, Colorado post office was renamed Tomichi on August 23, 1880.
  21. 1 2 The Conger post office was renamed Argentine in 1881.
  22. 1 2 3 The Decatur post office closed in 1885, but reopened as Rathbone in 1891. The Rathbone Post Office closed in 1895, but reopened as Argentine in 1901.
  23. 1 2 The Arkansas post office was renamed Salida in 1881.
  24. 1 2 The Jones post office was renamed Arlington in 1883.
  25. 1 2 The Willard post office closed in 1894, but reopened as Arnold in 1897. The Arnold Post Office was renamed Willard in 1900.
  26. 1 2 The Artesia post office was renamed Dinosaur on January 1, 1966.
  27. 1 2 The Aspen Junction post office was renamed Basalt in 1895.
  28. 1 2 The San Antonia post office closed in 1876, but reopened as Augusta in 1911.
  29. 1 2 3 On January 18, 1859, the first three post offices were authorized in what would become the Territory of Colorado for Auraria, Kansas Territory; Montana, Kansas Territory; and St. Vrain, Nebraska Territory.
  30. 1 2 3 4 The Auroria post office was moved to Colona on April 27, 1860. The Colona Post Office closed on February 11, 1861, but reopened on July 15, 1860 as La Porte. The La Porte post office closed on December 12, 1864 but reopened on October 5, 1866. The name of the La Porte post office was changed to Laporte on December 21, 1894. La Porte was the original seat of Heele County, Jefferson Territory and then Larimer County, Colorado Territory.
  31. 1 2 The Aylmer post office was renamed Bowen on September 18, 1906.
  32. 1 2 The Little Orphan post office was renamed Badito in 1865.
  33. 1 2 The Nevada post office was renamed Bald Mountain in 1869.
  34. 1 2 The Glenham post office was renamed Barela in 1874.
  35. 1 2 The Barlow post office was renamed Glenwood Springs in 1884.
  36. 1 2 The Barr post office was renamed Barr Lake in 1914.
  37. 1 2 The Zuck post office was renamed Barton in 1895.
  38. 1 2 The Querida post office closed in 1906, but reopened as Bassick in 1917.
  39. 1 2 The Los Pinos post office was renamed Bayfield in 1899.
  40. 1 2 3 The Toof post office was renamed Beaver Creek on January 8, 1883, and was then shortened to Beaver on April 11, 1902.
  41. 1 2 The Bee post office was renamed Sheridan Lake in 1887.
  42. 1 2 3 The Beecher post office closed in 1905, but reopened as Glory in 1924, and was then renamed Beecher Island later that year.
  43. 1 2 The spelling of the Bennet post office was changed to Bennett on June 1, 1907.
  44. 1 2 The Little Thompson post office was renamed Berthoud in 1878.
  45. 1 2 3 The Godfrey post office was renamed Buick in 1916, and was then renamed Beuck in 1918.
  46. ↑
  47. 1 2 The spelling of the Bijouview post office was changed to Bijou View on June 10, 1921.
  48. 1 2 3 The name of the Black Hawk Point post office was shortened to Black Hawk on February 8, 1871, was then respelled Blackhawk on January 30, 1895, but was then changed back to Black Hawk on July 1, 1950.
  49. 1 2 The Devine post office was renamed Black Mountain in 1899.
  50. 1 2 The Colfax post office was renamed Blumenau in 1879.
  51. 1 2 The name of the Booneville post office was shortened to Boone on December 5, 1891.
  52. ↑ The Boulder post office is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
  53. 1 2 The Nugget City post office was renamed Bowerman in 1903.
  54. 1 2 The first Box Elder post office was renamed Bristol on December 26, 1877.
  55. 1 2 The spelling of the second Box Elder post office was changed to Boxelder on October 30, 1894.
  56. 1 2 The Dickson post office closed in 1885, but reopened as Bradford in 1889.
  57. 1 2 The Coloflats post office was renamed Branson in 1918.
  58. 1 2 Breckenridge was founded in 1859 and named for prospector Thomas Breckenridge. In 1860, the town changed the spelling of its name to Breckinridge in honor of U.S. Vice President John Cabell Breckinridge. On December 2, 1861, thirty days after John Breckinridge accepted a commission as a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army, the loyal Union town changed its name back to the original Breckenridge.
  59. ↑ Located at an elevation of 9,728 feet (2,965 m), the Breckinridge, Utah Territory post office was the highest elevation U.S. post office from its opening on January 18, 1860, until February 16, 1861.
  60. 1 2 The Hughes post office was renamed Brighton in 1879.
  61. 1 2 The Brown post office was renamed Olathe on June 04, 1896.
  62. 1 2 3 The Kraft post office was renamed Brown's Cañon on May 8, 1888. The Brown's Cañon post office closed on July 25, 1893, but reopened as Brown Cañon post office on March 9, 1904.
  63. 1 2 The Buckley post office was renamed Lycan on June 27, 1913.
  64. 1 2 Located at an elevation of 10,761 feet (3,280 m), the Laurette, Colorado Territory post office was the highest elevation U.S. post office from its opening on Nov 14, 1861 until its closing on January 24, 1873. The Laurette post office was renamed Buckskin on December 21, 1865.
  65. 1 2 The Buffalo post office was renamed Merino in 1883.
  66. 1 2 The Bunell post office was renamed Fitzsimons in 1921.
  67. 1 2 The Kinkel post office was renamed Burnt Mill in 1911.
  68. 1 2 The Burrows Park post office was renamed White Cross in 1882.
  69. 1 2 The El Paso post office closed in 1893, but reopened as Buttes in 1895.
  70. 1 2 The Cable post office was renamed Genoa in 1895.
  71. 1 2 The Cacharas post office was renamed Cucharas in 1872.
  72. 1 2 The Calcium post office was renamed Thomasville in 1890.
  73. 1 2 The Calvert post office was renamed Fleming in 1888.
  74. 1 2 The spelling of the Cañon City post office was changed to Canon City in 1904, but was then changed back to Cañon City in 1994.
  75. 1 2 The Scissors post office was renamed Capps in 1894.
  76. 1 2 The Corrizo post office was renamed Carrizo in 1907.
  77. ↑ Located at an elevation of 11,574 feet (3,528 m), the Carson, Colorado post office was the highest elevation U.S. post office from its opening on September 16, 1889, until June 15, 1895.
  78. 1 2 The Castle post office was renamed Eagle in 1891.
  79. 1 2 The first Castle Rock post office was renamed Douglas in 1874.
  80. 1 2 The Catlin post office was renamed Manzanola in 1895.
  81. 1 2 The Cenicero post office was renamed Lobatos in 1902.
  82. 1 2 The name of the Centerview post office was shortened to Center in 1899.
  83. 1 2 Located at an elevation of 8,498 feet (2,590 m), the Mountain City, Kansas Territory post office was the highest elevation U.S. post office when it opened on January 17, 1860.
  84. 1 2 The Chaffee post office was renamed Monarch in 1883.
  85. 1 2 The Chalk Creek post office was renamed Nathrop 1880.
  86. 1 2 the Chapel post office was renamed Graycreek in 1895.
  87. 1 2 3 The Chapman post office was renamed Newcastle in 1888, and later the spelling was changed to New Castle.
  88. 1 2 3 The Cherokee City post office was renamed Latham in 1863, and was then renamed Evans in 1870.
  89. 1 2 The Saint Cloud post office was renamed Cherokee Park in 1913.
  90. 1 2 The Chipeta post office was renamed Naturita in 1882.
  91. 1 2 The Claremont post office was renamed Stratton in 1906.
  92. 1 2 The first Julesburg post office moved to Clearwater in 1862.
  93. 1 2 The Clemmons post office closed in 1898, but reopened as Schley the following year.
  94. 1 2 The Cliff post office was renamed Cliffdale in 1923.
  95. ↑ Located at an elevation of 11,342 feet (3,457 m), the Climax, Colorado post office was the highest elevation U.S. post office from March 31, 1919, until its final closing on January 7, 1974.
  96. 1 2 The Clonmell post office was renamed Cramer in 1901.
  97. 1 2 The Seward post office was renamed Clyde in 1899.
  98. 1 2 The spelling of the Coal Creek post office was changed to Coalcreek in 1894, but was then changed back to Coal Creek in 1964.
  99. 1 2 3 4 The Hayden Creek post office was renamed Palmer in 1880, then renamed Hendricks in 1887, then renamed Coaldale in 1891.
  100. 1 2 The Coalridge post office was renamed Vulcan in 1892.
  101. ↑ Colorado City served as the original seat of El Paso and the capital of the Territory of Colorado in 1862.
  102. 1 2 The Derby post office was renamed Commerce City in 1963.
  103. 1 2 The Condon post office was renamed Vernon in 1892.
  104. 1 2 3 The Conger post office was renamed Pallas in 1895, and was then renamed Huggins in 1906. The Huggins Post Office closed in 1908, but reopened as Pallas in 1912.
  105. 1 2 The Hutchinson post office was renamed Conifer in 1894.
  106. 1 2 The Cooper post office was renamed Taylor in 1882, but was then changed back to Cooper in 1886.
  107. 1 2 The Copper post office was renamed Ionia in 1899.
  108. 1 2 The Coppertown post office was renamed Copper Spur in 1929.
  109. 1 2 The Cordova post office was renamed Weston in 1889.
  110. 1 2 The Corona post office was renamed Wiggins in 1896.
  111. 1 2 The Coryell post office was renamed Stanley in 1890.
  112. ↑ On November 1, 1861, the Territory of Colorado created 17 original counties, with San Miguel as the original seat of Costilla County, Colorado Territory. When its post office opened on November 13, 1862, the village selected the new name Costilla, perhaps in recognition of its new status.[1] In 1863, county voters decided to move the county seat 17 miles (27 km) north to San Luis. In 1869, a U.S. government survey determined that Costilla was actually located in Taos County, New Mexico Territory.[8] It wasn't until October 21, 1872, that the village post office was officially renamed Costilla, New Mexico Territory.[1]
  113. 1 2 The Cotton Creek post office was renamed Mirage in 1895.
  114. 1 2 3 The Windsor post office closed in 1880, but reopened as Yampa in 1883, and was then renamed Craig in 1889.
  115. 1 2 3 The Willow post office was renamed Creede on July 1, 1891. The post office was moved to North Creede on November 28, 1908.
  116. 1 2 The Crosson post office closed in 1885, but reopened as Crossons in 1920.
  117. 1 2 The Langdon post office was renamed Crystola in 1911.
  118. 1 2 The name of the Cuchara Camps post office was shortened to Cuchara in 1957.
  119. 1 2 The name of the Currant Creek post office was shortened to Currant in 1894.
  120. 1 2 The Daffodil post office was renamed Deckers in 1908.
  121. 1 2 3 The Vermilion post office was renamed Resort in 1880. The Resort Post Office closed in 1886, but reopened as Dawson in 1890.
  122. 1 2 The spelling of the De Beque post office was changed to Debeque in 1894, but was then changed back to De Beque in 1902.
  123. 1 2 The Dillingham post office was renamed De Nova in 1916.
  124. 1 2 3 The Deane post office closed in 1884, but reopened as Deansbury in 1890. The Deansbury Post Office closed in 1892, but reopened as Strontia Springs in 1911.
  125. 1 2 The spelling of the Deer Trail post office was changed to Deertrail in 1894, but was then changed back to Deer Trail in 1950.
  126. 1 2 The Delphi post office was renamed Wallstreet in 1898.
  127. 1 2 The name of the Denver City post office was shortened to Denver on February 13, 1866.
  128. ↑ The City and County of Denver is the capital of the State of Colorado.
  129. ↑ The Provisional Government of the Territory of Jefferson granted a charter to the consolidated City of Denver, Auraria, and Highland on December 3, 1859. The Territory of Colorado reincorporated the city as the City of Denver City on November 7, 1861. On February 13, 1866, the city's name was shortened to the City of Denver. The City and County of Denver was consolidated on November 15, 1902.
  130. 1 2 3 The second Julesburg post office was renamed Denver Junction in 1885. The Denver Junction Post Office closed the following year, but reopened as Weir in 1889.
  131. 1 2 The Sheffield post office was renamed Denver Mills in 1892.
  132. 1 2 3 The Washburn post office was renamed Derblay in 1892, but was then changed back to Washburn the same year, only to be renamed Hazeltine the following year.
  133. 1 2 The Deuel post office was renamed Weldona in 1907.
  134. 1 2 The Disappointment post office closed in 1920, but reopened as Willow Gulch the following year.
  135. 1 2 3 4 The Divide post office was renamed Dolomite in 1886, then renamed Higgins in 1890, then renamed Newett in 1895.
  136. 1 2 The Dodsonville post office was renamed Linwood in 1876.
  137. 1 2 The Dora post office was renamed Gove in 1883.
  138. 1 2 3 The Horse Shoe post office closed in 1886, but reopened as Horseshoe in 1890. The Horseshoe Post Office closed in 1894, but reopened as Doran in 1901.
  139. 1 2 The Doyleville post office was renamed Gilman in 1882, but was then changed back to Doyleville the following year.
  140. 1 2 The Hibbard post office was renamed Drennan in 1922.
  141. 1 2 The Mill City post office was renamed Dumont in 1880.
  142. 1 2 3 The Duncan post office closed in 1900. but reopened as Gotera in 1916, and was then renamed Lone Oak in 1922.
  143. 1 2 The Eagalite post office was renamed Plateau City in 1901.
  144. 1 2 The East Argentine post office closed, but reopened as Waldorf in 1906.
  145. 1 2 The Easton post office was renamed Eastonville in 1883.
  146. 1 2 The name of the Eatonton post office was shortened to Eaton in 1883.
  147. 1 2 The spelling of the El Moro post office was changed to Elmoro in 1896, although the community continued to use the El Moro spelling.
  148. 1 2 The Hawthorne post office was renamed Eldorado Springs in 1930.
  149. 1 2 The name of the Red Elephant post office was shortened to Elephant in 1881.
  150. 1 2 3 The Elgin post office was renamed Waunita in 1885. The Waunita Post Office closed in 1908, but reopened as Waunita Hot Springs in 1910.
  151. 1 2 The name of the Empire City post office was shortened to Empire in 1866.
  152. 1 2 3 The Enterprise post office was renamed Platte Cañon in 1881, and was then renamed Waterton later that year.
  153. 1 2 The spelling of the Fair Play post office was changed to Fairplay in 1924.
  154. 1 2 The Fairmount post office was renamed Swink in 1906.
  155. 1 2 3 The Fairville post office was renamed Slaghts in 1882, and was then renamed Shawnee in 1900.
  156. 1 2 The Griffth post office was renamed Falfa in 1924.
  157. 1 2 3 4 5 The name of the Texas Creek post office was shortened to Texas in 1882, and was then renamed Hillside in 1884. The Ford post office was renamed Texas Creek in 1885.
  158. 1 2 The Forks Creek post office was renamed Forkscreek on June 4, 1895.
  159. 1 2 The Fort Lewis post office moved to Hesperus in 1891.
  160. 1 2 3 In 1869, the Fort Lupton post office was moved one mile (1.6 km) south from the stage stop to the settlement and the old post office was renamed Weld.
  161. 1 2 3 Fort Wise was renamed Fort Lyon in 1862. After flooding on the Arkansas River in 1866, Fort Lyon was rebuilt twenty miles (32 km) upstream in 1867.
  162. ↑ The Junction post office closed, but reopened as Fort Morgan in 1884.
  163. 1 2 The Park Siding post office closed in 1896, but reopened as Foxton in 1909.
  164. 1 2 The Morgan post office was renamed Freedom in 1901.
  165. 1 2 3 The Virginia post office was renamed Frosts Ranch in 1871, and was then renamed Rock Ridge the following year.
  166. 1 2 3 The Mesa post office was renamed Fruita in 1884. A new Mesa post office was opened in the Plateau Valley in 1887.
  167. 1 2 The Zita post office was renamed Galeton in 1910.
  168. 1 2 The Manzanares post office closed in 1902, but reopened as Los Garcias in 1915, and later shortened to Garcia.
  169. 1 2 The Huerfano Canyon post office was renamed Gardner on December 15, 1871.
  170. 1 2 3 The Garibaldi post office was renamed Villa Grove in 1872, then respelled Villagrove in 1894, but was then changed back to Villa Grove in 1950.
  171. 1 2 The Garrison post office was renamed Hooper in 1896.
  172. 1 2 The Gilsonite post office was renamed Gary.
  173. 1 2 The Watson post office was renamed Gerbazdale in 1918.
  174. 1 2 The Nantes post office closed in 1888, but reopened as Gilcrest in 1907.
  175. 1 2 The Gladel post office closed in 1929, but reopened as the Slick Rock in 1941.
  176. 1 2 The Glendale post office was renamed Penrose in 1909.
  177. 1 2 The Gold Hill post office closed in 1894, but reopened as Goldhill the following year.
  178. 1 2 The name of the Golden City post office was shortened to Golden in 1876.
  179. 1 2 The Langford post office was renamed Gorham on August 31, 1899.
  180. 1 2 The Peneold post office was renamed Gould in 1937.
  181. ↑ the Grenada post office was renamed Granada in 1873.
  182. 1 2 The Ute post office was renamed Grand Junction on May 26, 1882.
  183. 1 2 The spelling of the Grand Lake post office was changed to Grandlake in 1895, but was then changed back to Grand Lake in 1938.
  184. 1 2 The Grand Valley post office was renamed Parachute in 1980.
  185. 1 2 The Grant post office was renamed Olava in 1936, but was then changed back to Grant in 1948.
  186. 1 2 The name of the Green Mountain Falls post office was shortened to Green in 1894, but was then changed back to Green Mountain Falls in 1901.
  187. 1 2 The San Jose post office was renamed Grinnell in 1878.
  188. 1 2 the Grommet post office was renamed Oxford in 1908.
  189. 1 2 The Kaiserhiem post office was renamed Grousemont in 1918.
  190. 1 2 The Idaville post office was renamed Guffey in 1896.
  191. 1 2 The name of the Spring Gulch post office was shortened to Gulch in 1895.
  192. 1 2 The Hall Valley post office was renamed Hallvale in 1894.
  193. 1 2 The Happyville post office moved to Heartstrong in 1922.
  194. 1 2 The Platte Valley post office was renamed Hardin in 1881.
  195. 1 2 The Harris post office was renamed Westminster in 1908.
  196. 1 2 The Harrisburg post office was renamed Lindon in 1888.
  197. 1 2 The Hauman post office closed in 1885, but reopened as Orient in 1894.
  198. 1 2 The Haxtum post office was renamed Haxtun in 1922.
  199. 1 2 The Junction City post office closed in 1912, but reopened as Haybro in 1918.
  200. 1 2 The Island Station post office was renamed Henderson in 1894.
  201. 1 2 The Henderson post office was renamed Sedgwick in 1885.
  202. 1 2 3 The Lariat post office was renamed Henry in 1884, and was then renamed Monte Vista in 1886.
  203. 1 2 The Hortense post office was renamed Heywood in 1884. The Heywood Post Office closed in 1888, but reopened as the Hortense Post Office in 1901.
  204. 1 2 The West Portal post office closed in 1939, but reopened as Hideaway Park in 1949.
  205. 1 2 The spelling of the Highlandlake post office was changed to Highland Lake in 1910.
  206. 1 2 The Highlandtown post office was renamed Highlands in 1884.
  207. 1 2 The spelling of the Hill Top post office was changed to Hilltop in 1896.
  208. 1 2 The spelling of the Hillsborough post office was changed to Hillsboro in 1891,
  209. ↑ Located at an elevation of 11,428 feet (3,483 m), the Holy Cross, Colorado post office was the highest elevation U.S. post office from November 10, 1883, to September 16, 1889.
  210. 1 2 Since their GNIS elevations only differ by 3 feet (0.9 m), both Rexford, Colorado and Holy Cross, Colorado had legitimate claims to the highest elevation U.S. post office from January 23, 1882, to November 10, 1883.
  211. 1 2 The Hope post office was renamed Snowden in 1890.
  212. 1 2 The name of the Hot Sulphur Springs post office was shortened to Sulphur Springs in 1894, but was then changed back to Hot Sulphur Springs in 1912.
  213. 1 2 The Pleasant Valley post office was renamed Howard in 1882.
  214. 1 2 The Howeville post office closed in 1904, but reopened as Jack's Cabin in 1909.
  215. 1 2 The Ute post office was renamed Huerfano on April 27, 1900.
  216. 1 2 The Huntsville post office was renamed Larkspur in 1871.
  217. 1 2 The Idaho post office was renamed Idaho Springs in 1876.
  218. 1 2 3 The Joylan post office was renamed Starbuck in 1920, and was then renamed Idledale in 1930.
  219. ↑ Ignacio is the headquarters of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe.
  220. 1 2 The Macon post office was renamed Independence in 1899.
  221. 1 2 3 The Jefferson post office was renamed Morrison in 1873, and was then renamed Mount Morrison in 1908, but was then changed back to Morrison in 1950.
  222. 1 2 The Jennison post office was renamed Timber Hill in 1879.
  223. 1 2 The Josie post office was renamed Naomi in 1883.
  224. 1 2 The Juniper post office was renamed Juniper Springs in 1919.
  225. 1 2 3 The Radiant post office was renamed Pyrolite in 1915, and was then renamed Kenwood in 1926.
  226. 1 2 The Orr post office was renamed Kersey in 1894.
  227. ↑ The Keystone Ranch post office closed in 1865, but reopened as Keystone in 1869.
  228. 1 2 The Stevens post office was renamed Kezar in 1882.
  229. 1 2 The Kremmling post office was renamed Kinsey in 1891, but was then changed back to Kremmling in 1895.
  230. 1 2 The Kline post office moved to Marvel in 1953.
  231. 1 2 The Laboca post office closed in 1896, but reopened as La Boca in 1909.
  232. 1 2 The La Plata post office closed in 1885, but reopened as Laplata in 1894.
  233. 1 2 The La Salle post office serves the Town of LaSalle.
  234. 1 2 3 The Los Sauses post office closed on February 15, 1883, but reopened as La Sauses on June 25, 1890. The spelling was then changed to Lasauses on February 28, 1895.
  235. 1 2 The Spanish Peak post office was renamed La Veta in 1876.
  236. 1 2 The Ladore post office was renamed Lodore in 1924.
  237. 1 2 The Laird post office was renamed Seebarsee on February 17, 1892, but reverted to Laird on January 25, 1899.
  238. 1 2 The Lakeside post office closed in 1886, but reopened as Plain in 1898.
  239. 1 2 The Larimer post office was renamed Mustang in 1914.
  240. 1 2 3 The Las Animas post office closed in 1883. The West Las Animas post office was renamed Las Animas in 1886.
  241. 1 2 The Veta Pass post office closed in 1890, but reopened as Laveta Pass in 1904, but was then changed back to Veta Pass in 1911.
  242. 1 2 The spelling of the Le Roy post office was changed to Leroy in 1895.
  243. 1 2 The Leopard post office closed in 1892, but reopened as Sams in 1903.
  244. 1 2 The Parma Post Office was renamed Liberty in 1887. The Liberty Post Office closed in 1898, but reopened as Parma in 1906.
  245. 1 2 The name of the Limon Station post office was shortened to Limon in 1903.
  246. 1 2 The Paige City post office was renamed Lincoln City in 1861.
  247. 1 2 The Mainard post office was renamed Loma in 1905.
  248. 1 2 The spelling of the Lone Dome post office was changed to Lonedome in 1894.
  249. 1 2 The Lowland post office was renamed Wayne in 1909.
  250. 1 2 The Loyton post office was renamed Stunner in 1886.
  251. 1 2 The Turkey Creek post office closed in 1881, but reopened as Lytle in 1885.
  252. ↑ The Mace's Hole post office was renamed Beulah in 1876.
  253. 1 2 The Manitou post office was renamed Manitou Springs in 1885, then changed back to Manitou in 1892, then changed back to Manitou Springs in 1936.
  254. 1 2 3 4 The Summit Park post office was renamed Manitou Park in 1888, and was then renamed Woodland Park in 1890.
  255. 1 2 The Marshalltown post office was renamed Sargents in 1882.
  256. 1 2 The Mattison post office was renamed Matheson in 1915.
  257. 1 2 The McMillan post office was renamed Toledo in 1887.
  258. 1 2 The Meadows post office closed in 1875, but reopened as Prowers in 1881.
  259. 1 2 The White River post office moved to Meeker in 1880.
  260. 1 2 The Wenger post office was renamed Menger in 1891.
  261. 1 2 The Middle Boulder post office was renamed Nederland in 1874,
  262. 1 2 The Millet post office was renamed Platner in 1892.
  263. 1 2 The Pool post office was rename Milner in 1920.
  264. 1 2 The Roudebush post office was renamed Mitchell in 1883.
  265. 1 2 The Roby post office was renamed Model in 1912.
  266. 1 2 The Molina post office closed in 1896, but reopened as Snipes the following year. The Snipes Post Office was renamed Molina in 1906.
  267. ↑ On October 1, 1859, the Montana post office became the first to close in what would become the Territory of Colorado as most of its residents left for the Cherry Creek Diggings.
  268. 1 2 The Montgomery City post office closed in 1872, but reopened as Montgomery in 1882.
  269. 1 2 The Orean post office was renamed Montville in 1887.
  270. 1 2 The Moraine post office was renamed Moraine Park in 1902.
  271. 1 2 The Streater post office was renamed Mosca in 1890.
  272. 1 2 The Mount Princeton post office closed in 1899, but reopened as Mount Princeton Hot Springs in 1926.
  273. 1 2 The name of the Mount Sneffels post office was shortened to Sneffels in 1895.
  274. ↑ Mount Vernon was the home of Territorial Governor Robert Williamson Steele and administrative capital of the Provisional Government of the Territory of Jefferson.
  275. 1 2 The Raymer post office closed on May 14, 1895, but reopened as the New Raymer post office on November 13, 1909. The Town of Raymer, the State of Colorado, and the United States Census Bureau prefer the original name.
  276. 1 2 The New Wattenberg post office closed in 1916, but reopened as Wattenberg.
  277. 1 2 The name of the New Windsor post office was shortened to Windsor in 1911.
  278. 1 2 The Newmire post office was renamed Vanadium in 1913.
  279. 1 2 The spelling of the Ni Wot post office was changed to Niwot in 1895.
  280. 1 2 The O.Z. post office moved to Ramah in 1889.
  281. 1 2 The Ohio post office was renamed Ohio City.
  282. 1 2 The Olney post office was renamed Olney Springs in 1909.
  283. ↑ Located at an elevation of 10,708 feet (3,264 m), the Oro City, Jefferson Territory post office was the highest elevation U.S. post office from its opening on February 16, 1861, until November 14 that year, and again from January 24, 1873, until February 8, 1875. The Territory of Colorado was organized on February 28, 1861.
  284. ↑ Oro City was the original seat of Lake, Colorado Territory.
  285. 1 2 The Osage Avenue post office closed in 1882, but reopened as Osage in 1884.
  286. 1 2 The Uncompahgre City post office was renamed Ouray in 1877.
  287. 1 2 The San Rafael post office closed in 1895, but reopened as Paisaje in 1906.
  288. 1 2 The name of the Palisades post office was shortened to Palisade in 1924.
  289. 1 2 The Palmer post office was renamed Palmer Lake in 1887.
  290. 1 2 The Pine Grove post office was renamed Parker in 1882.
  291. ↑ Parkville was the original seat of Summit County, Colorado Territory.
  292. 1 2 The Tumichi post office was renamed Parlin in 1880.
  293. 1 2 The Pemberton post office was renamed Westcreek in 1902.
  294. 1 2 The Perin post office closed in 1903, but reopened as Perins in 1907.
  295. 1 2 The Petra post office was renamed Stout in 1882,
  296. 1 2 The spelling of the Pine River post office was changed to Pineriver in 1894.
  297. 1 2 The Quartzville post office was renamed Pitkin in 1879.
  298. 1 2 The name of the Platte Station post office was shortened to Platte in 1894.
  299. 1 2 3 The South Arkansas post office was renamed Poncho Springs in 1877, and was then renamed Poncha Springs in 1924.
  300. 1 2 The Trull post office was renamed Puma in 1896, but was then changed back to Trull the following year.
  301. 1 2 The Ralstons post office closed in 1870, but reopened as Ralston in 1887.
  302. 1 2 The Rangley post office was renamed Rangely in 1885.
  303. 1 2 The spelling of the Red Cliff post office was changed to Redcliff in 1895, but was then changed back to Red Cliff in 1979.
  304. ↑ Located at an elevation of 11,431 feet (3,484 m), the Rexford, Colorado post office was the highest elevation U.S. post office from its opening on January 9, 1882, until its closing on November 10, 1883.
  305. 1 2 The spelling of the Roan post office was changed to Rhone in 1894.
  306. 1 2 The spelling of the Rioblanco post office was changed to Rio Blanco in 1950.
  307. 1 2 the Ten Mile post office was renamed Robinson in 1881.
  308. 1 2 The Rockland post office was renamed Solar in 1915.
  309. 1 2 The Rockville post office closed in 1878, but reopened as Rowena in 1894.
  310. ↑ The name "Saguache" is pronounced /səˈwætʃ/. This name comes from the Ute language noun "sawup" /səˈwʌp/ meaning "sand dunes". The Spanish language version of this name is usually spelled "Saguache", while the English language version is usually spelled "Sawatch".
  311. ↑ St. Vrain was the original seat of St. Vrain's County, Jefferson Territory and then Weld County, Colorado Territory.
  312. 1 2 The Trout Lake post office was renamed San Bernardo in 1892.
  313. ↑ Initially named San Luis de la Culebra upon its dedication on June 21, 1851, San Luis is the oldest continuously occupied town in Colorado.
  314. 1 2 The San Pedro post office was renamed Starkville in 1879.
  315. 1 2 The Sanatorium post office was renamed Spivak in 1928.
  316. 1 2 The Seymour post office was renamed Sawpit in 1896.
  317. 1 2 the Seton post office was renamed Setonsburg in 1916.
  318. 1 2 The Tailholt post office was renamed Severance in 1894.
  319. 1 2 The spelling of the Silver Plume post office was changed to Silverplume in 1896, but was later changed back to Silver Plume.
  320. 1 2 The Symes post office was renamed South Platte in 1899.
  321. 1 2 The Spurgin post office was renamed Vim in 1927.
  322. 1 2 The Wait post office was renamed Sugar City in 1900.
  323. 1 2 The Summit, Colorado Territory post office was the highest elevation U.S. post office from its opening on February 10, 1876, until its closing on September 24, 1879, and again from its reopening on October 16, 1879, until January 9, 1882. Colorado was admitted to the Union on August 1, 1876, and the Summit post office was renamed Summitville on November 17, 1880.
  324. ↑ Tarryall City was the original seat of Park County, Jefferson Territory and then Park County, Colorado Territory.
  325. 1 2 3 The Virginia post office was renamed Tin Cup in 1880, and the spelling changed to Tincup in 1895.
  326. 1 2 3 The Walsenburgh post office was renamed Tourist in 1887, but was then changed back to Walsenburgh after a few weeks. The spelling was changed to Walsenburg in 1892.
  327. 1 2 The Tourtellotte post office was renamed Tourtellotte Park in 1894.
  328. ↑ Towaoc is the headquarters of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe.
  329. ↑ The Trail Ridge post office operated during the summer only from 1937 to 1953 at Fall River Pass in Rocky Mountain National Park.
  330. 1 2 The Yetta post office was renamed Tyrone in 1929.
  331. 1 2 The Uncapaghre post office was renamed Uncompahgre in 1876.
  332. 1 2 The Viceto post office closed in 1891, but reopened as Vallecito in 1901.
  333. 1 2 The spelling of the Villa Park post office was changed to Villapark in 1895.
  334. 1 2 The Weitzer post office was renamed Vroman in 1918.
  335. ↑ The Wabash post office was renamed Gibson in 1911.
  336. ↑ The Wagon Wheel Gap post office was renamed Thornton in 1895, but was then changed back to Wagon Wheel Gap in 1901.
  337. 1 2 The name of the Ward District post office was shortened to Ward in 1894.
  338. 1 2 The spelling of the White Pine post office was changed to Whitepine in 1894.

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