Lucerne,_Colorado

Lucerne, Colorado

Lucerne, Colorado

Unincorporated community in Colorado, United States

Lucerne is an unincorporated community and a U.S. Post Office in Weld County, Colorado, United States. The Lucerne Post Office has the ZIP Code 80646.[2]

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The post office has been in operation since 1892.[3] The community was named after the lucerne that grew near the original town site.[4]

Geography

Lucerne is located at 40°28′55″N 104°41′53″W (40.481948,-104.698162).

References

  1. [1]
    "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. [2]
    "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. December 28, 2006. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 22, 2010. Retrieved December 28, 2006.
  3. [3]
    "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  4. [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. 33.
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