Eastlake, Colorado

Eastlake, Colorado
The Eastlake Farmers Co-Operative Elevator Company, located at 126th Avenue and Claude Court in the Eastlake Neighborhood of Thornton.
Eastlake, Colorado
Location within the state of Colorado
Coordinates: 39°55′17″N 104°57′33″W / 39.92139°N 104.95917°W / 39.92139; -104.95917
Country United States
State Colorado
CountiesAdams[1]
Elevation5,269 ft (1,606 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code[2]
80241

Eastlake is an unincorporated community and a U.S. Post Office in Adams County, Colorado, United States. The Eastlake Post Office has the ZIP Code 80214.[2] Most of the Eastlake area has been annexed by the City of Thornton.

A post office called Eastlake has been in operation since 1912.[3] The community takes its name from nearby East Lake.[4]

The N Line (RTD) ends at Eastlake.

Geography

Eastlake is located at 39°55′17″N 104°57′33″W / 39.92139°N 104.95917°W / 39.92139; -104.95917 (39.921323,-104.959259).

References

  1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ a b "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. December 15, 2006. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 22, 2010. Retrieved December 15, 2006.
  3. ^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
  4. ^ 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.