Hoyt, Colorado
Appearance
Hoyt, Colorado | |
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Hoyt, looking south along Morgan County Road 4 | |
Coordinates: 40°00′56″N 104°04′31″W / 40.01556°N 104.07528°W | |
Country | ![]() |
State | ![]() |
Counties | Morgan[1] |
Elevation | 4,774 ft (1,455 m) |
Population | |
• Total | Abt. 165 |
Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
ZIP code[2] | 80654 (Wiggins) |
Hoyt is a small unincorporated community in Morgan County, Colorado, United States. The 1,996-foot (608-meter) high Hoyt Radio Tower is located near Hoyt. The community was named after James A. Hoyt, an early settler.[3]
A post office at Hoyt had been in operation since 1906.[4] The U.S. Post Office at Wiggins (ZIP Code 80654) now serves Hoyt postal addresses.[2]
Geography
[edit]Hoyt is located at 40°00′56″N 104°04′31″W / 40.01556°N 104.07528°W (40.015520,-104.075375).
References
[edit]- ^ 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. January 3, 2007. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 22, 2010. Retrieved January 3, 2007.
- ^ 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. 27.
- ^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 27, 2016.