Mack is an unincorporated community that is located about 10 miles east of the Colorado/Utah border in Mesa County, Colorado, United States. Mack is part of the Grand Junction Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Mack, Colorado | |
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 Post office in Mack | |
  Mack  Mack | |
| Coordinates: 39°13′26″N 108°51′54″W / 39.22389°N 108.86500°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Colorado |
| County | Mesa[1] |
| Elevation | 4,524 ft (1,379 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code[2] | 81525 |
| Area code | 970 |
| GNIS feature ID | 174372[1] |
Description
editA post office called Mack has been in operation since 1904.[3] It was assigned the ZIP Code 81525.[2] The community was named after John W. Mack, a businessperson in the asphalt industry.[4]
The Country Jam Ranch is located near the town of Mack and is known for being a Music Festival Destination. This is a permanent festival site created for music festivals, including Country Jam, an event that has been held since 1992 and one that draws thousands of country music fans to the area.
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mack, Colorado
- ^ a b "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. January 2, 2007. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 4, 2010. Retrieved January 2, 2007.
- ^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 1, 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. 33.
External links
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