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Parachute, Colorado
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The Town of Parachute is a home rule municipality in Garfield County, Colorado, United States. The population was 1,390 at the 2020 census.[6]
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Parachute, Colorado | |
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![]() Parachute in 2023 | |
Motto: "Western Gateway to the Rockies"[1] | |
![]() Location of Parachute in Garfield County, Colorado. | |
Coordinates: 39°27′06″N 108°03′06″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Colorado |
County | Garfield County[2] |
Incorporated | 1908-04-01, as the Town of Grand Valley[3] |
Government | |
• Type | Home rule municipality[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 1.87 sq mi (4.85 km2) |
• Land | 1.81 sq mi (4.68 km2) |
• Water | 0.07 sq mi (0.17 km2) |
Elevation | 5,089 ft (1,551 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,390 |
• Density | 740/sq mi (290/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
ZIP codes[7] | 81635, 81636 (PO Box) |
Area code | 970 |
FIPS code | 08-57400 |
GNIS feature ID | 2413110[5] |
Website | www |
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The town is the birthplace of Willard Libby, recipient of the 1960 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.