Phippsburg, Colorado

Phippsburg, Colorado
Census-designated place
Entering Phippsburg on State Highway 131, February 2011
Entering Phippsburg on State Highway 131, February 2011
Location of the Phippsburg CDP in Routt County, Colorado.
Location of the Phippsburg CDP in Routt County, Colorado.
Phippsburg is located in the United States
Phippsburg
Phippsburg
Location of the Phippsburg CDP in the United States.
Coordinates: 40°13′49″N 106°57′03″W / 40.23028°N 106.95083°W / 40.23028; -106.95083 (Phippsburg CDP, Colorado)[1]
Country United States
State Colorado
CountyRoutt County
Government
[1]
 • Typeunincorporated town
Area
[2]
 • Total
1.186 sq mi (3.072 km2)
 • Land1.186 sq mi (3.072 km2)
 • Water0.000 sq mi (0.000 km2)
Elevation
[1]
7,487 ft (2,282 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total
234
 • Density200/sq mi (76/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code[4]
80469
Area code970
GNIS feature2583279[1]

Phippsburg is a census-designated place (CDP) and a post office in and governed by Routt County, Colorado, United States. The population was 234 at the 2020 census.[3] The CDP is a part of the Steamboat Springs, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. The Phippsburg post office has the ZIP Code 80469 (post office boxes).[4]

History

The Phippsburg post office has been in operation since 1909.[5] The community was named after Lawrence C. Phipps, a Colorado legislator.[6]

Geography

The Phippsburg CDP has an area of 759 acres (3.072 km2), all land.[2]

Demographics

Phippsburg CDP, Colorado
YearPop.±%
2010204—    
2020234+14.7%
Source: United States Census Bureau

The United States Census Bureau initially defined the Phippsburg CDP for the United States Census 2010.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Phippsburg, Colorado
  2. ^ a b "State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  3. ^ a b United States Census Bureau. "Phippsburg CDP, Colorado". Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Look Up a ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  5. ^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  6. ^ 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. 40.
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