Dupont, Colorado

Dupont, Colorado
Unincorporated community
Dupont is located in the United States
Dupont
Dupont
Location of Dupont, Colorado.
Dupont is located in Colorado
Dupont
Dupont
Dupont (Colorado)
Coordinates: 39°50′17″N 104°54′43″W / 39.83806°N 104.91194°W / 39.83806; -104.91194[1]
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountyAdams[2]
Government
 • Typeunincorporated community
 • BodyAdams County[2]
Elevation
[1]
5,145 ft (1,568 m)
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP code[3]
80024
Area codes303/720/983
GNIS place ID184700[1]

Dupont is an unincorporated community and U.S. Post Office located in and governed by Adams County, Colorado, United States. The Dupont Post Office has the ZIP Code 80024.[3]

History

The Dupont, Colorado, post office opened on June 19, 1926.[4] The community takes its name from the DuPont Company, which owned property near the original town site.[5]

Geography

Dupont is located in Adams County at an of elevation 5,145 feet (1,568 m).[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dupont, Colorado
  2. 1 2 "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved October 27, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Retrieved October 27, 2025.
  4. ↑ 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.
  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. 19.
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