Unincorporated community in Colorado, United States
Jaroso, Colorado | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Jaroso, with Ute Mountain on the left. | |
Jaroso, ColoradoLocation within the state of Colorado | |
Coordinates: 37°00′14″N 105°37′26″W / 37.00389°N 105.62389°W / 37.00389; -105.62389 | |
Country | United States |
State | Colorado |
County | Costilla |
Elevation | 7,575 ft (2,309 m) |
Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
ZIP code | 81138 |
GNIS feature ID | 193115 |
Jaroso is an unincorporated community and a U.S. Post Office located in Costilla County, Colorado, United States. The Jaroso Post Office has the ZIP Code 81138.
A post office called Joroso has been in operation since 1911. Jaroso is a name derived from Spanish meaning "willows".
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jaroso, Colorado
- ^ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. December 28, 2006. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 22, 2010. Retrieved December 28, 2006.
- "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
- Dawson, John Frank. Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 28.
Municipalities and communities of Costilla County, Colorado, United States | ||
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County seat: San Luis | ||
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