Dumont, Colorado

Unincorporated community in Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States

Unincorporated community in State of Colorado, United States

39°45′52″N 105°35′57″W / 39.76444°N 105.59917°W / 39.76444; -105.59917Country

United StatesState

State of ColoradoCounty Clear Creek County^[1]Elevation

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7,933 ft (2,418 m)Time zoneUTC-7 (MST) • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)ZIP code^[2]

80436

Area code(s)Both 303 and 720

Dumont is a small unincorporated community and U.S. Post Office situated along Clear Creek in Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States. The Dumont Post Office has the ZIP Code 80436.^[2] Dumont is a part of the Downieville-Lawson-Dumont census-designated place.

History

Dumont is named for John M. Dumont, a mine operator.^[3]

Dumont is located at 39°45′52″N 105°35′57″W / 39.76444°N 105.59917°W / 39.76444; -105.59917 (39.764478,-105.599213).

^ ^a ^b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ ^a ^b "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. December 15, 2006. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 22, 2010. Retrieved December 15, 2006.
^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 110.