Roggen, Colorado | |
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 The Roggen Telephone Cooperative Company headquarters on Front Street in Roggen | |
  Location in
Weld County and the state of
Colorado  Roggen, Colorado (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 40°10′06″N 104°22′18″W / 40.16833°N 104.37167°W | |
| Country | 
United States |
| State | 
Colorado |
| County | Weld County [1] |
| Elevation | 4,701 ft (1,433 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 ( MST) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC-6 ( MDT) |
| ZIP code [2] | 80652 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0204697 |
Roggen is an unincorporated community and a U.S. Post Office in Weld County, Colorado, United States. The Roggen Post Office has the ZIP Code 80652. [2]
A post office called Roggen has been in operation since 1883. [3] The community most likely derives its name from Edward P. Roggin, a Nebraska legislator. [4]
Roggen is located at 40°10′06″N 104°22′18″W / 40.16833°N 104.37167°W (40.168380,-104.371662).
Roggen plays a minor part in Tom Clancy's novel The Sum of All Fears. Terrorists purchase a safe house near Roggen in preparation for attacking the Super Bowl being played in Denver.
Roggen is the topic of a creepypasta about an archaeological expedition sponsored by the fictional company "Candlelight Co."
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ a b "ZIP Code Lookup" ( JavaScript/ HTML). United States Postal Service. January 2, 2007. Retrieved January 2, 2007.
- ^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
- ^ 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. 43.
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Media related to
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Municipalities and communities of
Weld County, Colorado, United States | ||
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Unincorporated communities | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
Roggen, Colorado | |
|---|---|
|
The Roggen Telephone Cooperative Company headquarters on Front Street in Roggen | |
Location in
Weld County and the state of
Colorado Roggen, Colorado (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 40°10′06″N 104°22′18″W / 40.16833°N 104.37167°W | |
| Country |
United States |
| State |
Colorado |
| County | Weld County [1] |
| Elevation | 4,701 ft (1,433 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 ( MST) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC-6 ( MDT) |
| ZIP code [2] | 80652 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0204697 |
Roggen is an unincorporated community and a U.S. Post Office in Weld County, Colorado, United States. The Roggen Post Office has the ZIP Code 80652. [2]
A post office called Roggen has been in operation since 1883. [3] The community most likely derives its name from Edward P. Roggin, a Nebraska legislator. [4]
Roggen is located at 40°10′06″N 104°22′18″W / 40.16833°N 104.37167°W (40.168380,-104.371662).
Roggen plays a minor part in Tom Clancy's novel The Sum of All Fears. Terrorists purchase a safe house near Roggen in preparation for attacking the Super Bowl being played in Denver.
Roggen is the topic of a creepypasta about an archaeological expedition sponsored by the fictional company "Candlelight Co."
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ a b "ZIP Code Lookup" ( JavaScript/ HTML). United States Postal Service. January 2, 2007. Retrieved January 2, 2007.
- ^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
- ^ 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. 43.
-
Media related to
Roggen, Colorado at Wikimedia Commons
Municipalities and communities of
Weld County, Colorado, United States | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cities | | |
| Towns | ||
| CDPs | ||
|
Unincorporated communities | ||
| Ghost towns | ||
| Trading posts | ||
| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |