Timpas, Colorado

Timpas, Colorado
Unincorporated community
Timpas and U.S. Route 350.
Timpas and U.S. Route 350.
Timpas, Colorado is located in Colorado
Timpas, Colorado
Location in Otero County and the state of Colorado
Timpas, Colorado is located in the United States
Timpas, Colorado
Timpas, Colorado (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°49′05″N 103°46′27″W / 37.81806°N 103.77417°W / 37.81806; -103.77417
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountyOtero County
Elevation
4,430 ft (1,350 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
81050 (La Junta)
Area code719
GNIS feature ID195713

Timpas is an unincorporated community located in Otero County, Colorado, United States. The U.S. Post Office at La Junta (ZIP Code 81050) now serves Timpas postal addresses.

A post office called Timpas was established in 1891, and remained in operation until 1970. The community took its name from nearby Timpas Creek.

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Timpas". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 18, 2026.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Timpas, Colorado
  3. 1 2 "ZIP Code Lookup" (JavaScript/HTML). United States Postal Service. January 3, 2007. Retrieved January 3, 2007.
  4. ↑ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  5. ↑ 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. 49.

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