Model, Colorado
Model, Colorado | |
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Looking south along U.S. Route 350 in Model | |
Model Location in Colorado Model Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 37°22′22″N 104°14′43″W / 37.37278°N 104.24528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Las Animas |
| Elevation | 5,617 ft (1,712 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 81059 |
| Area code | 719 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0204809 |
Model is an unincorporated community with a U.S. Post Office in Las Animas County, Colorado, United States. The Model Post Office has the ZIP Code 81059 and has been in operation since 1912. The community originally was a planned, or "model" community, hence the name.