Unincorporated community in Colorado, United States
| Hesperus, Colorado | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
 Entering Hesperus from the south on State Highway 140 | |
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| Coordinates: 37°17′10″N 108°02′22″W / 37.28611°N 108.03944°W / 37.28611; -108.03944 | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Colorado |
| Counties | La Plata |
| Elevation | 8,091 ft (2,466 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 81326 |
| Area code | 970 |
| GNIS feature ID | 179135 |
Hesperus is an unincorporated community and a U.S. Post Office in La Plata County, Colorado, United States. The Hesperus Post Office has the ZIP Code 81326.
A post office called Hesperus has been in operation since 1891. The community takes its name from nearby Hesperus Mountain.
Hesperus Baptist Church
See also
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hesperus, Colorado
- ^ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. December 28, 2006. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 22, 2010. Retrieved December 28, 2006.
- "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 27, 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. 26.
External links
Media related to Hesperus, Colorado at Wikimedia Commons
| Municipalities and communities of La Plata County, Colorado, United States | ||
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| County seat: Durango | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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