Model is an abandoned
unincorporated village
A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...
in
Las Animas County,
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States. It is one of the Mountain states, sharing the Four Corners region with Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. It is also bordered by Wyoming to the north, Nebraska to the northeast, Kansas ...
, United States. The Model
Post Office
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serving
ZIP Code 81059
was in operation from 1912 to 2021, and was the last business or service standing there for many years. The community originally was a
planned, or "model" community, hence the name.
Geography
Model is located at (37.372886,-104.245319).
References
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Unincorporated communities in Las Animas County, Colorado
Unincorporated communities in Colorado