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Phippsburg, Colorado
Census-designated place
Entering Phippsburg on State Highway 131, February 2011
Location of the Phippsburg CDP in Routt County, Colorado.
PhippsburgLocation of the Phippsburg CDP in the United States.
Coordinates: 40°13′49″N 106°57′03″W / 40.23028°N 106.95083°W / 40.23028; -106.95083 (Phippsburg CDP, Colorado)
Country	United States
State	Colorado
County	Routt County
Government
• Type	unincorporated town
Area
• Total	1.186 sq mi (3.072 km)
• Land	1.186 sq mi (3.072 km)
• Water	0.000 sq mi (0.000 km)
Elevation	7,487 ft (2,282 m)
Population
• Total	234
• Density	200/sq mi (76/km)
Time zone	UTC-7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code	80469
Area code	970
GNIS feature	2583279

Phippsburg is a census-designated place (CDP) and a post office in and governed by Routt County, Colorado, United States. The population was 234 at the 2020 census. The CDP is a part of the Steamboat Springs, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. The Phippsburg post office has the ZIP Code 80469 (post office boxes).

History

The Phippsburg post office has been in operation since 1909. The community was named after Lawrence C. Phipps, a Colorado legislator.

Geography

The Phippsburg CDP has an area of 759 acres (3.072 km), all land.

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau initially defined the Phippsburg CDP for the United States Census 2010.

See also

• List of census-designated places in Colorado

References

1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Phippsburg, Colorado
2. ^ "State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
3. ^ United States Census Bureau. "Phippsburg CDP, Colorado". Retrieved April 13, 2023.
4. ^ "Look Up a ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
5. "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
6. 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. 40.

External links

• Phippsburg @ Colorado.com
• Phippsburg @ UncoverColorado.com
• Routt County website

v t e Municipalities and communities of Routt County, Colorado, United States
County seat: Steamboat Springs
City	Steamboat Springs
Towns	Hayden Oak Creek Yampa
CDP	Phippsburg
Unincorporated communities	Clark Dunckley Hahns Peak Village Milner Toponas
Ghost towns	Haybro Mystic
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• Census-designated places in Routt County, Colorado
• Census-designated places in Colorado