Henderson, Colorado

Henderson, Colorado
Henderson's Post Office.
Henderson's Post Office.
Henderson is located in Colorado
Henderson
Henderson
Location within the state of Colorado
Henderson is located in the United States
Henderson
Henderson
Henderson (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°55′18″N 104°52′06″W / 39.92167°N 104.86833°W / 39.92167; -104.86833
Country United States
State Colorado
CountiesAdams[1]
Elevation5,023 ft (1,531 m)
Population
 • Estimate 
(1954)
26
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code[2]
80640

Henderson, formerly known as Henderson Island, is an unincorporated community and a U.S. Post Office in Adams County, Colorado, United States. Henderson has the ZIP Code 80640.[2] Portions of the Henderson area have been annexed by Commerce City, Brighton, and Thornton.

A post office called Henderson has been in operation since 1894.[3] The community was named after John D. "Colonel Jack" Henderson.[4]

  1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ a b "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. December 15, 2006. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 22, 2010. Retrieved December 15, 2006.
  3. ^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
  4. ^ Dawson, John Frank (1954). 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. 26.