Chipita Park, Colorado

Chipita Park, Colorado
unincorporated community
Etymology: Chipeta - The wife of Chief Ouray
This map shows the incorporated and unincorporated areas in El Paso County, Colorado, highlighting Cascade-Chipita Park in red.
This map shows the incorporated and unincorporated areas in El Paso County, Colorado, highlighting Cascade-Chipita Park in red.
Chipita Park is located in the United States
Chipita Park
Chipita Park
Location of Chipita Park, Colorado.
Chipita Park is located in Colorado
Chipita Park
Chipita Park
Chipita Park (Colorado)
Coordinates: 38°55′28″N 105°00′24″W / 38.9244°N 105.0066°W / 38.9244; -105.0066 (Chipita Park, Colorado)[1]
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountyEl Paso[2]
Government
 • Typeunincorporated community
 • BodyEl Paso County[2]
Elevation
[1]
7,796 ft (2,376 m)
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP code[3]
80809
Area code719
GNIS pop ID203531
GNIS CDP ID2407982
FIPS code08-12325

Chipita Park is an unincorporated community located in Cascade-Chipita Park, CO Census Defined Place, El Paso County, Colorado, United States. The ZIP Code of the Cascade, Colorado, post office is 80809.[3] The town is named for the Chipeta, the wife of Chief Ouray.[4] Chipita Park mailing addresses are served by the Cascade, Colorado, post office (ZIP code 80809).

History

The Chipita Park, Colorado, post office operated from March 9, 1935, until May 31, 1967, when it was merged into the Cascade, Colorado, post office.[5]

Geography

Chipita Park, Colorado, is located 2.7 miles (4.3 km) northwest of Cascade at coordinates 38°55′28″N 105°00′24″W / 38.9244°N 105.0066°W / 38.9244; -105.0066 (Cascade, Colorado) and elevation 7,796 feet (2,376 m).

Demographics

See the Cascade-Chipita Park, CO Census Defined Place.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Chipita Park, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Chipita Park Association: On the threshold of a new era". Chipita Park Association. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
  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.
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