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Tiffany, Colorado

Coordinates: 37°01′58″N 107°32′17″W / 37.0328°N 107.5381°W / 37.0328; -107.5381 (Tiffany, Colorado)
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Tiffany, Colorado
County Road 321 in Tiffany, August 3029.
County Road 321 in Tiffany, August 3029.
Tiffany is located in the United States
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Location of Tiffany, Colorado.
Tiffany is located in Colorado
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Tiffany (Colorado)
Coordinates: 37°01′58″N 107°32′17″W / 37.0328°N 107.5381°W / 37.0328; -107.5381 (Tiffany, Colorado)[2]
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountyLa Plata County[1]
TribeSouthern Ute Indian Tribe
Government
 • Typeunincorporated community
 • BodyLa Plata County[1]
Elevation6,342 ft (1,933 m)
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP code[3]
Ignacio 81137
Area code970
GNIS pop ID184493

Tiffany is an unincorporated community on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation in La Plata County, Colorado, United States.[2] Tiffany is part of the Durango, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. The Ignacio, Colorado, post office (ZIP Code 81137) now serves Tiffany.

History

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The Tiffany, Colorado, post office operated from December 3, 1907, until November 30, 1954.[4] The community was named after Ed Tiffany, a pioneer settler.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c "Tiffany, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
  3. ^ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Retrieved February 1, 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. 49.
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