Place:Jefferson, Park, Colorado, United States

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NameJefferson
TypeInhabited place
Coordinates39.367°N 105.8°W
Located inPark, Colorado, United States
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Jefferson is an unincorporated community and a U.S. Post Office in Park County, Colorado, United States. It is located in the northern end of South Park, along U.S. Route 285, approximately 15 miles (24 km) northeast of Fairplay, at the western foot of Kenosha Pass. It lies from Como, from Bailey, and from Breckenridge. The town consists largely of a strip of retail businesses along U.S. Route 285, as well as a small unpaved grid of houses and trailers on the south side of the highway. The most notable landmarks in town are a historic one-room schoolhouse and the Historic Jefferson Denver, South Park and Pacific Railroad (DSP&P RR)Depot (c. 1880), highly visible in the surrounding grasslands of South Park. The Jefferson Post Office has the ZIP Code 80456.

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