Jaroso, Colorado
Appearance
Jaroso, Colorado | |
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Jaroso, with Ute Mountain on the left. | |
Coordinates: 37°00′14″N 105°37′26″W / 37.00389°N 105.62389°W | |
Country | ![]() |
State | ![]() |
County | Costilla[1] |
Elevation | 7,575 ft (2,309 m) |
Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
ZIP code[2] | 81138 |
GNIS feature ID | 193115[1] |
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.[2]
A post office called Joroso has been in operation since 1911.[3] Jaroso is a name derived from Spanish meaning "willows".[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jaroso, Colorado
- ^ a b "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.