Phippsburg, Colorado | |
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Phippsburg Location of the Phippsburg CDP in the United States. | |
Coordinates: 40°13′49″N 106°57′03″W / 40.23028°N 106.95083°W[1] | |
Country | United States |
State | Colorado |
County | Routt County |
Government | |
• Type | unincorporated town |
Area | |
• Total | 1.186 sq mi (3.072 km2) |
• Land | 1.186 sq mi (3.072 km2) |
• Water | 0.000 sq mi (0.000 km2) |
Elevation | 7,487 ft (2,282 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 234 |
• Density | 200/sq mi (76/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
ZIP Code[4] | 80469 |
Area code | 970 |
GNIS feature | 2583279[1] |
Phippsburg is a census-designated place (CDP) and a post office in and governed by Routt County, Colorado, United States. The population was 234 at the 2020 census.[3] The CDP is a part of the Steamboat Springs, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. The Phippsburg post office has the ZIP Code 80469 (post office boxes).[4]
History
The Phippsburg post office has been in operation since 1909.[5] The community was named after Lawrence C. Phipps, a Colorado legislator.[6]
Geography
The Phippsburg CDP has an area of 759 acres (3.072 km2), all land.[2]
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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2010 | 204 | — |
2020 | 234 | +14.7% |
Source: United States Census Bureau |
The United States Census Bureau initially defined the Phippsburg CDP for the United States Census 2010.
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Phippsburg, Colorado
- 1 2 "State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
- 1 2 United States Census Bureau. "Phippsburg CDP, Colorado". Retrieved April 13, 2023.
- 1 2 "Look Up a ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
- ↑ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
- ↑ 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. 40.
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