Lucerne, Colorado
Lucerne, Colorado | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Location in Weld County and the state of Colorado | |
Coordinates: 40°28′55″N 104°41′53″W / 40.48194°N 104.69806°WCoordinates: 40°28′55″N 104°41′53″W / 40.48194°N 104.69806°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Colorado |
County | Weld[1] |
Elevation[1] | 4,754 ft (1,449 m) |
Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
• Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
ZIP code[2] | 80646 |
Area code(s) | 970 |
GNIS feature ID | 0180640 |
Lucerne is an unincorporated community and a U.S. Post Office in Weld County, Colorado, United States. The Lucerne Post Office has the ZIP Code 80646.[2]
A post office called Lucerne has been in operation since 1892.[3] The community was named for the lucerne grown near the original town site.[4]
Geography
Lucerne is located at 40°28′55″N 104°41′53″W / 40.48194°N 104.69806°W (40.481948,-104.698162).
References
- 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- 1 2 "ZIP Code Lookup" (JavaScript/HTML). United States Postal Service. December 28, 2006. Retrieved December 28, 2006.
- ↑ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 29 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. 33.
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