Chipita Park, Colorado
Chipita Park, Colorado | |
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| 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. | |
Chipita Park Location of Chipita Park, Colorado. Chipita Park Chipita Park (Colorado) | |
| Coordinates: 38°55′28″N 105°00′24″W / 38.9244°N 105.0066°W[2] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | El Paso[1] |
| Government | |
| • Type | unincorporated community |
| • Body | El Paso County[1] |
| Elevation | 7,796 ft (2,376 m) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| ZIP code[3] | 80809 |
| Area code | 719 |
| GNIS pop ID | 203531 |
| GNIS CDP ID | 2407982 |
| FIPS code | 08-12325 |
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.[6] 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.[7]
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 and elevation 7,796 feet (2,376 m).
Demographics
See also
- Cascade-Chipita Park, CO Census Defined Place
- Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area
- Front Range Urban Corridor
- List of census-designated places in Colorado
- List of populated places in Colorado
- List of post offices in Colorado
References
- ^ a b "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
- ^ a b "Chipita Park, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
- ^ a b "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
- ^ "State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
- ^ United States Census Bureau. "Cascade-Chipita Park CDP, Colorado". Retrieved April 16, 2023.
- ^ "Chipita Park Association: On the threshold of a new era". Chipita Park Association. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
- ^ 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.