Dunckley, Colorado: Difference between revisions

Unincorporated community in Routt County, Colorado, United States

Unincorporated community in Colorado, United States

Dunckley

Dunckley is located in the United States

Dunckley

Location of Dunckley, Colorado.

Dunckley is located in Colorado

Dunckley

Dunckley (Colorado)

Coordinates:

40°18′03″N 107°11′39″W / 40.3008°N 107.1942°W / 40.3008; -107.1942 (Dunckley, Colorado)[2]

Country United States
State Colorado
County Routt[1]
Government
 • Type unincorporated community
 • Body Routt County[1]
Elevation 7,605 ft (2,318 m)
Time zone UTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP code[3]
Area codes 970/748
GNIS place ID 204651

Dunckley (also spelled Dunkley) is an unincorporated community in Routt County, Colorado, United States.[2]

The Dunkley [sic], Colorado, post office operated from December 16, 1892, until December 31, 1942.[4] The Steamboat Springs, Colorado, post office (ZIP code 80487) now serves the area.[3] The community was named in honor of several members of the local Dunkley family.[5]

Dunckley is located in Routt County at coordinates 40°18′03″N 107°11′39″W / 40.3008°N 107.1942°W / 40.3008; -107.1942 (Dunckley, Colorado) and elevation 7,605 feet (2,318 m).[2]

  1. ^ a b

    “Colorado Counties”. Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved October 17, 2025.

  2. ^ a b c d “Dunckley, Colorado”. Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  3. ^ a b “ZIP Code Lookup”. United States Postal Service. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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. 18.

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