Lazear, Colorado

Census Designated Place in Colorado, United States

38°46′44″N 107°46′49″W / 38.77889°N 107.78028°W / 38.77889; -107.78028 (Lazear CDP, Colorado)^[1]Country

United StatesState

ColoradoCountyDelta CountyGovernment

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• Typeunincorporated townArea

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• Total1.602 sq mi (4.150 km²) • Land1.602 sq mi (4.150 km²) • Water0.000 sq mi (0.000 km²)Elevation

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5,440 ft (1,660 m)Population

(2020)^[3]

• Total168 • Density100/sq mi (40/km²)Time zoneUTC-7 (MST) • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)ZIP Code^[4]

81420

Area code970GNIS feature2804451^[1]

Lazear is an unincorporated town, a census-designated place (CDP), and a post office located in and governed by Delta County, Colorado, United States. The Lazear post office has the ZIP Code 81420 (post office boxes).^[4] The population was 168 at the 2020 census.^[3]

History

The Lazear Post Office has been in operation since 1912.^[5] The community has the name of J. B. Lazear, the original owner of the town site.^[6]

The Lazear CDP has an area of 1,025 acres (4.150 km²), all land.^[2]

Lazear CDP, Colorado
Year	Pop.	±%
2020	168	—
Source: United States Census Bureau

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lazear, Colorado
^ ^a ^b "State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
^ ^a ^b United States Census Bureau. "Lazear CDP, Colorado". Retrieved April 7, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Look Up a ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
^ 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. 32.