Cory is a small unincorporated community within the boundaries of the incorporated town of Orchard City in Delta County, Colorado, United States. There is a U.S. Post Office in Cory, the ZIP Code for which is 81414.[2]
Cory, Colorado | |
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 Cory's general store and post office on Highway 65 | |
  Cory Location within the state of Colorado  Cory Cory (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 38°47′17″N 107°59′08″W / 38.78806°N 107.98556°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  State of Colorado |
| County | Delta County[1] |
| Elevation | 5,187 ft (1,581 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP Code[2] | 81414 |
A post office called Cory has been in operation since 1895.[3] An early postmaster gave the community the name of his wife, Cora Hurshman.[4]
Geography edit
Cory is located at 38°47′17″N 107°59′08″W / 38.78806°N 107.98556°W (38.788078,-107.985477).
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References edit
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ a b "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. December 15, 2006. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on September 3, 2007. Retrieved December 15, 2006.
- ^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 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. 15.