Orchard, Colorado | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Washington Avenue in Orchard, Colorado.
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Location in Morgan County and the state of Colorado | |
Coordinates: 40°19′51″N 104°07′07″W / 40.33083°N 104.11861°WCoordinates: 40°19′51″N 104°07′07″W / 40.33083°N 104.11861°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Colorado |
Counties | Morgan |
Elevation | 4,413 ft (1,345 m) |
Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
• Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
ZIP code | 80649 |
GNIS feature ID | 0180764 |
Orchard is an unincorporated community and a U.S. Post Office in Morgan County, Colorado, United States. The Orchard Post Office has the ZIP Code 80649.
A post office called Orchard has been in operation since 1882. The community was named for a grove of cottonwood trees near the original town site.
Orchard is located at 40°19′51″N 104°07′07″W / 40.33083°N 104.11861°W (40.330843,-104.118633).
Orchard is the town that was used to film James Michener's miniseries Centennial. Most if not all of the remnants of the production sets are now gone.