Hygiene, Colorado | |
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 St. Vrain Church of the Brethren in Hygiene | |
  Hygiene, Colorado Location within the state of Colorado | |
| Coordinates: 40°11′19″N 105°10′51″W / 40.18861°N 105.18083°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Colorado |
| Counties | Boulder[1] |
| Elevation | 5,089 ft (1,551 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code[3] | 80533 |
| GNIS feature ID | 178333[2] |
Hygiene is an unincorporated community with a U.S. Post Office in Boulder County, Colorado, United States. Application for the first Hygiene Post Office was made by Jacob Stoner Flory of the United Church of the Brethren on May 28, 1883.[4] Originally named Pella, the community's present name stems from a time when it had a sanatorium to work with tuberculosis patients.[5] St. Vrain Church of the Brethren, a historic Church of the Brethren congregation, is located in the town.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hygiene, Colorado
- ^ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. December 28, 2006. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 22, 2010. Retrieved December 28, 2006.
- ^ Boulder County Post Offices A-L; Carnegie Branch Library for Local history
- ^ 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. 27.