Eastlake, Colorado

Eastlake, Colorado
The Eastlake Farmers Co-Operative Elevator Company, located at 126th Avenue and Claude Court in the Eastlake Neighborhood of Thornton.
Eastlake
Location of Eastlake, Colorado.
Eastlake
Eastlake (Colorado)
Coordinates: 39°55′26″N 104°57′41″W / 39.9239°N 104.9614°W / 39.9239; -104.9614 (Eastlake, Colorado)[2]
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountyAdams[1]
Government
 • Typeunincorporated community
 • BodyAdams County[1]
Elevation5,269 ft (1,606 m)
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP code[3]
80241
Area codes303/720/983
GNIS place ID184592

Eastlake is an unincorporated community and a U.S. Post Office in Adams County, Colorado, United States. The Eastlake Post Office has the ZIP Code 80214.[3] Eastlake is a part of the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor.

History

The Eastlake, Colorado, post office opened on June 8, 1912.[4] The community takes its name from nearby East Lake.[5] Most of the Eastlake area has been annexed by the City of Thornton.

The RTD N Line ends at Eastlake.

Geography

Eastlake is located in western Adams County at coordinates 39°55′26″N 104°57′41″W / 39.9239°N 104.9614°W / 39.9239; -104.9614 (Eastlake, Colorado) and elevation 5,269 feet (1,606 m).[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c "Eastlake, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
  3. ^ a b "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
  4. ^ Bauer, William H.; Ozment, James L.; Willard, John H. (1990). Colorado Post Offices 1859–1989. Golden, Colorado: Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation. ISBN 0-918654-42-4.
  5. ^ 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. 19.