Dumont, Colorado

Dumont, Colorado
Unincorporated community
Dumont looking up towards the Divide, April 2014
Dumont, Colorado Location within the state of Colorado
Coordinates: 39°45′52″N 105°35′57″W
Country	United States
State	State of Colorado
County	Clear Creek County[1]
Elevation [1]	7,933 ft (2,418 m)
Time zone	UTC-7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code[2]	80436
Area code(s)	Both 303 and 720

Dumont is a small unincorporated community and U.S. Post Office situated along Clear Creek in Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States. The Dumont Post Office has the ZIP Code 80436.^[2] Dumont is a part of the Downieville-Lawson-Dumont census-designated place.

History

Dumont is named for John M. Dumont, a mine operator.^[3]

Geography

Dumont is located at 39°45′52″N 105°35′57″W (39.764478,-105.599213).

See also

• Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Statistical Area
• Denver-Aurora-Boulder Combined Statistical Area
• Front Range Urban Corridor
• List of cities and towns in Colorado

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. December 15, 2006. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 22, 2010. Retrieved December 15, 2006.
3. Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 110.

External links

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