Trinchera is an unincorporated community and a U.S. Post Office located in Las Animas County, Colorado, United States. The Trinchera Post Office has the ZIP Code 81081.[2]

Trinchera, Colorado
Unincorporated community
Trinchera viewed from a hill just west of town
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Coordinates: 37°02′34″N 104°02′51″W
Country	United States
State	Colorado
County	Las Animas County[1]
Elevation [1]	1,765 m (5,791 ft)
Time zone	UTC-7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code[2]	81081
Area code(s)	719
GNIS feature ID	0204814

A post office called Trinchera has been in operation since 1889.[3] Trinchera is a name derived from Spanish meaning "trench".[4]

Geography

Trinchera is located at 37°02′34″N 104°02′51″W (37.042847,-104.047565).

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