Arapahoe, Colorado | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Location within the state of Colorado | |
Coordinates: 38°51′01″N 102°11′02″W / 38.85028°N 102.18389°WCoordinates: 38°51′01″N 102°11′02″W / 38.85028°N 102.18389°W | |
Country | United States |
State | State of Colorado |
County | Cheyenne County |
Established | 1870 |
Elevation | 4,009 ft (1,222 m) |
Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
• Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
ZIP Code | 80802 |
Area code(s) | 719 |
GNIS feature ID | 0196392 |
Arapahoe is an unincorporated community and U.S. Post Office in Cheyenne County, Colorado, United States. The ZIP Code of the Arapahoe Post Office is 80802.
The first town of Arapahoe was established in 1859 in Arapahoe County, Kansas Territory (present-day Jefferson County, Colorado); see Arapahoe, Colorado (ghost town). The town eventually withered, but Arapahoe was reestablished at the present site in 1870. The second Arapahoe Post Office opened on May 5, 1910.
Arapahoe is located at 38°51′01″N 102°11′02″W / 38.85028°N 102.18389°W (38.850270,-102.183838).