Lucerne, Colorado

Lucerne, Colorado
Unincorporated community
Lucerne, Colorado is located in Colorado
Lucerne, Colorado
Location in Weld County and the state of Colorado
Lucerne, Colorado is located in the United States
Lucerne, Colorado
Lucerne, Colorado (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°28′55″N 104°41′59″W / 40.48194°N 104.69972°W / 40.48194; -104.69972
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountyWeld[1]
Elevation
[2]
4,751 ft (1,448 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code[3]
80646
Area code970
GNIS feature ID180640[2]

Lucerne is an unincorporated community and a U.S. Post Office in Weld County, Colorado, United States. The Lucerne Post Office has the ZIP Code 80646.[3]

The post office has been in operation since 1892.[4] The community was named after the lucerne that grew near the original town site.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Lucerne". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lucerne, Colorado
  3. 1 2 "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. December 28, 2006. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 22, 2010. Retrieved December 28, 2006.
  4. ↑ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 29, 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. 33.
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