Matheson, Colorado

Matheson is an unincorporated community and a U.S. Post Office in Elbert County, Colorado, United States. The Matheson Post Office has the ZIP Code 80830.[2]

Matheson, Colorado
Unincorporated community
The post office in June 2010
Location in Elbert County and the state of Colorado
Matheson
Location in Elbert County and the state of Colorado
Matheson
Matheson (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°10′20″N 103°58′35″W
Country United States
State Colorado
CountyElbert[1]
Elevation5,801 ft (1,768 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total94
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code[2]
80830
Area code(s)719
GNIS feature ID0195128

The town was named after Duncan Matheson, the original owner of the town site.[3]

The television series Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show is set in Matheson, Colorado. However, the series portrays Matheson as much larger, a hub of high-tech industry, and located somewhere in the mountains west of Denver.

gollark: However, current technology requires us to operate economic systems at a global scale.
gollark: If you expect people to just do it out of altruism or something, this may work entirely fine in a small community where everyone knows each other and they can lean on social mechanisms or something.
gollark: This is not a good incentive for the individual.
gollark: Presumably those will reduce in number as automation advances, but they aren't gone yet.
gollark: I don't, especially on more boring or unpleasant yet somewhat important jobs.

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. January 2, 2007. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 23, 2010. Retrieved January 2, 2007.
  3. 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. 34.
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