Somerset, Colorado
Somerset is an unincorporated community, coal mining town and a U.S. Post Office located in Gunnison County, Colorado, United States. The Somerset Post Office has the ZIP Code 81434.[2]
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Somerset Post Office, July 2016
Somerset, Colorado | |
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 Coal train near Somerset | |
  Somerset  Somerset | |
| Coordinates: 38°55′35″N 107°28′11″W | |
| Country |  |
| State |  |
| County | Gunnison County[1] |
| Elevation | 6,030 ft (1,838 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code[2] | 81434 |
| Area code(s) | 970 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0186369 |
Description
The community was named after Somerset, Pennsylvania.[3]
In 2012, the Aspen Skiing Company built a 3-megawatt methane-to-electricity plant in Somerset at Oxbow Carbon's Elk Creek Mine.[4]
Geography
Somerset is located at 38°55′35″N 107°28′11″W (38.926298,-107.469807).
See also
References
- "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- "ZIP Code Lookup" (JavaScript/HTML). United States Postal Service. January 3, 2007. Retrieved January 3, 2007.
- 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. 47.
- Ward, Bob (November 21, 2014). "How Aspen Skiing Co. became a power company". Aspen Times. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
External links
Municipalities and communities of Gunnison County, Colorado, United States | ||
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| City |  Map of Colorado highlighting Gunnison County | |
| Towns | ||
| Unincorporated communities | ||
| Ghost towns | ||
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