Concrete, Colorado

Concrete, Colorado
Unincorporated community
Concrete is located in the United States
Concrete
Concrete
Location of Concrete, Colorado.
Concrete is located in Colorado
Concrete
Concrete
Concrete (Colorado)
Coordinates: 38°23′00″N 104°59′52″W / 38.38333°N 104.99778°W / 38.38333; -104.99778
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountyFremont
Government
 • Typeunincorporated community
 • BodyFremont County
Elevation
5,036 ft (1,535 m)
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP code
(Penrose) 81240
Area codes719
GNIS place ID193883

Concrete was one of three factory towns around the present-day Holcim plant in eastern Fremont County, Colorado, United States. The other two are Portland and Cement. All three are located south of Penrose, Colorado, and east of Florence, Colorado, along State Highway 120.

History

The town was founded in 1905. The Concrete, Colorado, post office operated from May 28, 1908, until May 31, 1921. The Penrose, Colorado, post office (ZIP code 81240) now serves the area.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Concrete, Colorado
  2. 1 2 "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved July 26, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Retrieved July 26, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Back In Time: Fremont County's Portland once a booming industrial town". Canon City Daily Record. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  5. ↑ Bauer, William H.; Ozment, James L.; Willard, John H. (1990). Colorado Post Offices 1859–1989. Golden, Colorado: Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation. ISBN 0-918654-42-4.