Hesperus, Colorado

Hesperus is an unincorporated community and a U.S. Post Office in La Plata County, Colorado, United States. The Hesperus Post Office has the ZIP Code 81326.^[2]

Hesperus, Colorado
Unincorporated community
Entering Hesperus from the south on State Highway 140
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Coordinates: 37°17′10″N 108°02′22″W
Country	United States
State	Colorado
Counties	La Plata[1]
Elevation [1]	8,091 ft (2,466 m)
Time zone	UTC-7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code[2]	81326
Area code	970
GNIS feature ID	179135[1]

A post office called Hesperus has been in operation since 1891.^[3] The community takes its name from nearby Hesperus Mountain.^[4]

Hesperus Baptist Church

Hesperus Baptist Church

See also

• Colorado portal

• Durango Micropolitan Statistical Area
• Old Spanish National Historic Trail