Parachute, Colorado
Parachute, Colorado | |
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Parachute in 2023 | |
| Nickname: "Western Gateway to the Rockies" | |
| Motto: "A Safe Place to Land" | |
Location of Parachute in Garfield County, Colorado. | |
| Coordinates: 39°27′06″N 108°03′06″W / 39.45167°N 108.05167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Garfield County |
| Incorporated | 1908-04-01, as the Town of Grand Valley |
| Government | |
| • Type | Home rule municipality |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.87 sq mi (4.85 km2) |
| • Land | 1.81 sq mi (4.68 km2) |
| • Water | 0.066 sq mi (0.17 km2) |
| Elevation | 5,089 ft (1,551 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,390 |
| • Density | 769/sq mi (297/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP codes | 81635, 81636 (PO Box) |
| Area code | 970 |
| FIPS code | 08-57400 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2413110 |
| Website | www |
Parachute is a home rule municipality in Garfield County, Colorado, United States. The population was 1,390 at the 2020 census.
The town is the birthplace of Willard Libby, recipient of the 1960 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.