Estrella, Colorado

Estrella, Colorado
Unincorporated community
Looking northwest on Estrella Road in Estrella, April 2018.
Looking northwest on Estrella Road in Estrella, April 2018.
Estrella is located in the United States
Estrella
Estrella
Location of Estrella, Colorado.
Estrella is located in Colorado
Estrella
Estrella
Estrella (Colorado)
Coordinates: 37°21′58″N 105°55′28″W / 37.36611°N 105.92444°W / 37.36611; -105.92444
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountyAlamosa
Government
 • TypeUnincorporated community
 • BodyAlamosa County
Elevation
7,569 ft (2,307 m)
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP code
Alamosa 81101
Area code719
GNIS place ID192916

Estrella is an unincorporated community in southern Alamosa County, Colorado, United States. The community is a part of the Alamosa, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Estrella is a name derived from Spanish meaning "star". The unincorporated community has never had its own post office. The Alamosa, Colorado, post office (ZIP code 81101) serves the area.

Geography

Estrella is located in southern Alamosa County.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Estrella, Colorado
  2. 1 2 "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
  4. ↑ 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. 20.
  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.