Dumont, Colorado | |
|---|---|
 Dumont looking up towards the Divide, April 2014 | |
| Coordinates: 39°45′53″N 105°36′01″W / 39.7647°N 105.6003°W / 39.7647; -105.6003 (Dumont, Colorado)[2] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Clear Creek[1] |
| Government | |
| • Type | unincorporated community |
| • Body | Clear Creek County[1] |
| Elevation [2] | 7,933 ft (2,418 m) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| ZIP code[3] | 80436 |
| Area codes | 303/720/983 |
| GNIS place ID | 204707 |
| GNIS CDP ID | 2408685 |
| FIPS code | 08-21390 |
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.[3] Dumont is a part of the Downieville-Lawson-Dumont census-designated place.
History
The Dumont, Colorado, post office opened on May 17, 1880.[4] Dumont is named for John M. Dumont, a mine operator.[5]
Geography
Downieville is located in the Downieville-Lawson-Dumont, CO Census Designated Place at coordinates 39°45′53″N 105°36′01″W / 39.7647°N 105.6003°W / 39.7647; -105.6003 (Dumont, Colorado) and elevation 7,933 feet (2,418 m).[2]
See also
- Downieville-Lawson-Dumont, CO Census Designated Place
- Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area
- Denver-Aurora-Greeley, CO Combined Statistical Area
- Front Range Urban Corridor
- List of census-designated places in Colorado
- List of populated places in Colorado
- List of post offices in Colorado
References
- ^ a b "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved October 16, 2025.
- ^ a b c "Dumont, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 16, 2025.
- ^ a b "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Retrieved October 16, 2025.
- ^ Bauer, William H.; Ozment, James L.; Willard, John H. (1990). Colorado Post Offices 1859–1989. Golden, Colorado: Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation. ISBN 0-918654-42-4.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 110.
External links
- State of Colorado
- History Colorado
- Dumont @ Colorado.com
- Dumont @ UncoverColorado.com
- Dumont @ Clear Creek County Tourism Bureau
- Dumont, Colorado Mining Claims And Mines
