Lucerne, Colorado
Lucerne, Colorado | |
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  Location in Weld County and the state of Colorado  Lucerne, Colorado (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 40°28′55″N 104°41′53″W / 40.48194°N 104.69806°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Colorado |
| County | Weld[1] |
| Elevation | 4,754 ft (1,449 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code[2] | 80646 |
| Area code | 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]
The post office has been in operation since 1892.[3] The community was named after the lucerne that grew near the original town site.[4]
Geography
[edit]Lucerne is located at 40°28′55″N 104°41′53″W / 40.48194°N 104.69806°W (40.481948,-104.698162).
References
[edit]- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ a b "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 29, 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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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |