Arapahoe is an unincorporated town, a post office, and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Cheyenne County, Colorado, United States. The Arapahoe post office has the ZIP code 80802.[4] At the United States Census 2010, the population of the 80802 ZIP Code Tabulation Area was 238 including adjacent areas.[5]
Arapahoe, Colorado | |
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Census Designated Place | |
Arapahoe Location of the Arapahoe CDP in the State of Colorado. | |
| Coordinates: 38°51′11″N 102°10′44″W[1] | |
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| State | |
| County | Cheyenne County |
| Established | 1870[2] |
| Government | |
| • Type | unincorporated town |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.277 sq mi (0.718 km2) |
| • Land | 0.277 sq mi (0.718 km2) |
| • Water | 0.000 sq mi (0.000 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,026 ft (1,227 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP Code[4] | 80802 |
| Area code(s) | 719 |
| GNIS feature[3] | Arapahoe CDP |
The first town of Arapahoe was established in 1859 in Arapahoe County, Kansas Territory (present-day Jefferson County, Colorado; see Arapahoe, Colorado (ghost town).)[2] The town withered in a few years.
A new town of Arapahoe was established at the present site in 1870.[2] The second Arapahoe post office opened on May 5, 1910.[6]
The name honors the Arapaho Native American people who lived in the area.
The Arapahoe CDP has an area of 177 acres (0.718 km2), all land.[1]
The United States Census Bureau defined the Arapahoe CDP for the United States Census 2020.
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