Yoder, Colorado

Yoder is an unincorporated community and a U.S. Post Office located in El Paso County, Colorado, United States. The Yoder Post Office has the ZIP Code 80864.[3]

Yoder, Colorado
Unincorporated community
Yoder, looking west.
Yoder
Location within the state of Colorado
Coordinates: 38°50′22″N 104°13′20″W
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountyEl Paso County[1]
Elevation6,145 ft (1,873 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
80864[3]
Area code(s)719
GNIS feature ID0193568

A post office called Yoder has been in operation since 1904.[4] Ira M. Yoder, an early postmaster, gave the community his name.[5]

Students are served by the Edison Junior-Senior High School of the Edison School District 54JT, as well as by the Miami-Yoder School District 60JT.

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. "Geographic Names Information System Feature Detail Report". USGS. Retrieved August 15, 2007.
  3. "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. January 3, 2007. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 23, 2010. Retrieved January 3, 2007.
  4. "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  5. Dawson, John Fran k. Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, Colorado: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 52.
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