Punkin Center, Colorado

Coordinates: 38°51′07″N 103°42′02″W / 38.8519°N 103.7005°W / 38.8519; -103.7005

Punkin Center, Colorado
Unincorporated community

On State Highway 94, looking west through the intersection of State Highway 94 and State Highway 71. The highways run through the community.
Nickname(s): Pumpkin Center
Coordinates: 38°51′07″N 103°42′02″W / 38.85194°N 103.70056°W / 38.85194; -103.70056
Country  United States
State  Colorado
Counties Lincoln[1]
Elevation[1] 5,364 ft (1,635 m)
Time zone MST (UTC-7)
 • Summer (DST) MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP codes 81063 (Ordway) and 80821 (Hugo)[2]
Area code(s) 719
GNIS feature ID 195180

Punkin Center is a small, rural Unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Colorado, United States at the intersection of State Highway 94 and State Highway 71.[3][4] John Stevens built the first store at the farmers crossroads in 1920. He painted each new building a pumpkin color, inspiring the name. Everything burned in the 1950s.[1] Its mostly white population was 4 according to a Denver Post article.[5] There is a communication tower near the intersection of the highways, and a larger communication tower about 3 miles southwest of the intersection. The Post Offices at Hugo (ZIP Code 80821) and Ordway (ZIP 81063) serve Punkin Center postal addresses.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Search for: Punkin Center, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). USGS. 13-OCT-78. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. 1 2 "Punkin Center, CO". ZIP Code Lookup. United States Postal Service. Retrieved November 15, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Punkin Center". PlaceNames.com. Retrieved 2010-11-17.
  4. ↑ "Punkin Center - Lincoln County, CO.". Topographic Maps. Trails.com. Retrieved 2010-11-17.
  5. ↑ Lincoln County Information Office
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