Carlton, Colorado

Carlton, Colorado
Looking southeast in Carlton along U.S. Highway 50 (2024)
Carlton
Location of Carlton, Colorado.
Carlton
Carlton (Colorado)
Coordinates: 38°05′05″N 102°25′11″W / 38.0847°N 102.4196352°W / 38.0847; -102.4196352 (Carlton, Colorado)[2]
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountyProwers[1]
Government
 • Typeunincorporated community
 • BodyProwers County[1]
Elevation3,537 ft (1,078 m)
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP code[3]
Area code719
GNIS pop ID1989091

Carlton is an unincorporated community in Prowers County, Colorado, United States.[4] It sits at an elevation of, 3,537 feet (1,078 meters).[5]

History

The Carlton, Colorado, post office operated from January 14, 1891, until March 5, 1960.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Carlton, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
  3. ^ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carlton, Colorado
  5. ^ "Carlton (in Prowers County, CO) Populated Place Profile". CO HomeTownLocator. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  6. ^ 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.