Boncarbo, Colorado

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Boncarbo, Colorado
Unincorporated community
Boncarbo, Colorado is located in Colorado
Boncarbo, Colorado
Boncarbo, Colorado
Location within the state of Colorado
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Country  United States
State  State of Colorado
County Las Animas County
Established 1915[1]
Elevation[2] 6,883 ft (2,098 m)
Time zone MST (UTC-7)
 • Summer (DST) MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP Code 81024[3]

Boncarbo is an unincorporated community and U.S. Post Office in Las Animas County, Colorado, United States. The ZIP Code of the Boncarbo Post Office is 81024.[3]

History

The town of Boncarbo was established by the American Smelting and Refining Company in 1915.[1] Boncarbo is a corruption of the French bon carbon, meaning good coal.[1] The Boncarbo Post Office opened on November 15, 1917.[4] Most of the coal mined at Boncarbo was sent to Cokedale for coking.[1]

Geography

Boncarbo is located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. (37.216249,-104.695587).

See also

References

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