| Bedrock, Colorado | |||||||||||||||
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| Country |  United States |
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| State |  State of Colorado |
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| County | Montrose County | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1883[1] | ||||||||||||||
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| - Type | unincorporated town | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation GR3 | 4,990 ft (1,521 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) | ||||||||||||||
| - Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) | ||||||||||||||
| ZIP Code | 81411[2] | ||||||||||||||
Bedrock is an unincorporated town and U.S. Post Office in Montrose County, Colorado, United States. The ZIP Code of the Bedrock Post Office is 81411.[2]
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History
The town of Bedrock was established in 1883.[1] The Bedrock Post Office opened on November 8, 1883.[3] The town's general store and post office was built on solid rock, hence the name.[1]
Geography
Bedrock is located at (38.315128,-108.890305).
Trivia
Bedrock is also the name of the fictional town setting of The Flintstones animated television series.
See also
- Colorado municipalities
- List of cities and towns in Colorado
- Montrose County, Colorado
- Montrose Micropolitan Statistical Area
- State of Colorado
References
- ^ a b c Eichler, Geo. R. (1977). Colorado Place Names. Johnson Publishing Company.
- ^ a b ZIP Code Lookup (JavaScript/HTML). United States Postal Service. Retrieved on September 3, 2007.
- ^ Bauer, William H.; James L. Ozment, John H. Willard (1990). Colorado Post Offices 1859-1989. The Colorado Railroad Museum. ISBN 0-918654-42-4.
External links
- Bedrock, Colorado is at coordinates Coordinates:
