Hoyt, Colorado
Unincorporated community
Hoyt, looking south along Morgan County Road 4
Hoyt, looking south along Morgan County Road 4
Hoyt is located in Colorado
Hoyt
Hoyt
Location within the state of Colorado
Hoyt is located in the United States
Hoyt
Hoyt
Hoyt (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°00′56″N 104°04′31″W / 40.01556°N 104.07528°W / 40.01556; -104.07528
Country United States
State Colorado
CountiesMorgan[1]
Elevation
[1]
4,774 ft (1,455 m)
Population
 • TotalAbt. 165
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code[2]
80654 (Wiggins)

Hoyt is a small unincorporated community in Morgan County, Colorado, United States. The 1,996-foot (608-meter) high Hoyt Radio Tower is located near Hoyt. The community was named after James A. Hoyt, an early settler.[3]

A post office at Hoyt had been in operation since 1906.[4] The U.S. Post Office at Wiggins (ZIP Code 80654) now serves Hoyt postal addresses.[2]

Geography

Hoyt is located at 40°00′56″N 104°04′31″W / 40.01556°N 104.07528°W / 40.01556; -104.07528 (40.015520,-104.075375).

References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. 1 2 "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. January 3, 2007. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 22, 2010. Retrieved January 3, 2007.
  3. ↑ 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. 27.
  4. ↑ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
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