Thatcher is an unincorporated community located in Las Animas County, Colorado, United States. The U.S. Post Office at Model (ZIP Code 81059) now serves Thatcher postal addresses.[1]

Thatcher, Colorado
Unincorporated community
Entering Thatcher from the northeast
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Coordinates: 37°32′45″N 104°06′30″W
Country	United States
State	Colorado
County	Las Animas County
Time zone	UTC-7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code[1]	81059 (Model)
Area code(s)	719

A post office called Thatcher was established in 1883, and remained in operation until 1973.[2] The community was named after M. D. Thatcher, a local cattleman, after being originally called "Hole-In-The-Rock" after a natural spring discovered in the area.[3]

Geography

Thatcher is located at 37°32′45″N 104°06′30″W (37.545830,-104.108330).

Notable residents

• Christine Arguello (born 1955), federal judge

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