Farista, Colorado
Farista, Colorado | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Coordinates: 37°39′26″N 104°47′41″W / 37.65722°N 104.79472°WCoordinates: 37°39′26″N 104°47′41″W / 37.65722°N 104.79472°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Colorado |
Counties | Huerfano |
Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
• Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
ZIP code[1] | 81089 (Walsenburg) |
Area code(s) | 719 |
Farista is an unincorporated community in Huerfano County, Colorado, United States. The U.S. Post Office at Walsenburg (ZIP Code 81089) now serves Farista postal addresses.[1]
A post office called Farista was established in 1923, and remained in operation until 1990.[2] An early postmaster named for his daughter, Jeanette "Farista" Farris.[3]
Geography
Farista is located at 37°39′26″N 104°47′41″W / 37.65722°N 104.79472°W (37.657189,-104.794636).
References
- 1 2 "ZIP Code Lookup" (JavaScript/HTML). United States Postal Service. January 3, 2007. Retrieved January 3, 2007.
- ↑ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ↑ Dawson, John Frank. Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 21.
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