Eastlake, Colorado

Eastlake, Colorado
The Eastlake Farmers Co-Operative Elevator Company, located at 126th Avenue and Claude Court in the Eastlake Neighborhood of Thornton.
The Eastlake Farmers Co-Operative Elevator Company, located at 126th Avenue and Claude Court in the Eastlake Neighborhood of Thornton.
Eastlake is located in the United States
Eastlake
Eastlake
Location of Eastlake, Colorado.
Eastlake is located in Colorado
Eastlake
Eastlake
Eastlake (Colorado)
Coordinates: 39°55′26″N 104°57′41″W / 39.9239°N 104.9614°W / 39.9239; -104.9614 (Eastlake, Colorado)[2]
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountyAdams[1]
Government
 • Typeunincorporated community
 • BodyAdams County[1]
Elevation5,269 ft (1,606 m)
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP code[3]
80241
Area codes303/720/983
GNIS place ID184592

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.[3] Eastlake is a part of the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor.

History

The Eastlake, Colorado, post office opened on June 8, 1912.[4] The community takes its name from nearby East Lake.[5] Most of the Eastlake area has been annexed by the City of Thornton.

The RTD N Line ends at Eastlake.

Geography

Eastlake is located in western Adams County at coordinates 39°55′26″N 104°57′41″W / 39.9239°N 104.9614°W / 39.9239; -104.9614 (Eastlake, Colorado) and elevation 5,269 feet (1,606 m).[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c "Eastlake, 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.