Earl, Colorado

Earl, Colorado
unincorporated community
Earl is located in the United States
Earl
Earl
Location of Earl, Colorado.
Earl is located in Colorado
Earl
Earl
Earl (Colorado)
Coordinates: 37°20′00″N 104°16′42″W / 37.3333°N 104.2783°W / 37.3333; -104.2783 (Earl, Colorado)[2]
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountyLas Animas[1]
Government
 • Typeunincorporated community
 • BodyLas Animas County[1]
Elevation
[2]
5,686 ft (1,733 m)
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP code[3]
(Model) 81059
Area code719
GNIS place ID194589

Earl is an unincorporated community in Las Animas County, Colorado, United States.[2]

History

The Earl, Colorado, post office operated from July 31, 1895, until December 15, 1923.[4] The Model, Colorado, post office (ZIP code 81059) now serves the area.[3]

The community most likely bears the name of an early settler.[5]

The Earl School, built in 1909 and apparently a rural schoolhouse, survives and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.[6]

Geography

Earl is located in Las Animas County at coordinates 37°20′00″N 104°16′42″W / 37.3333°N 104.2783°W / 37.3333; -104.2783 (Earl, Colorado) and elevation 5,686 feet (1,733 m).[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d "Earl, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
  3. ^ a b "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.


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