Parachute, Colorado | |
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 Parachute in 2023 | |
| Motto: "Western Gateway to the Rockies"[2] | |
 Location of Parachute in Garfield County, Colorado. | |
| Coordinates: 39°27′06″N 108°03′06″W / 39.45167°N 108.05167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Garfield County[1] |
| Incorporated | 1908-04-01, as the Town of Grand Valley[3] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Home rule municipality[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.87 sq mi (4.85 km2) |
| • Land | 1.81 sq mi (4.68 km2) |
| • Water | 0.07 sq mi (0.17 km2) |
| Elevation | 5,089 ft (1,551 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,390 |
| • Density | 740/sq mi (290/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP codes[7] | 81635, 81636 (PO Box) |
| Area code | 970 |
| FIPS code | 08-57400 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2413110[5] |
| Website | www |
The Town of Parachute is a home rule municipality in Garfield County, Colorado, United States. The population was 1,390 at the 2020 census.[6]
The town is the birthplace of Willard Libby, recipient of the 1960 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
- ^ a b "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs. Archived from the original on December 12, 2009. Retrieved September 1, 2007.
- ^ "Town of Parachute official website". Archived from the original on September 3, 2014. Retrieved January 11, 2008.
- ^ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Retrieved December 2, 2007.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Parachute, Colorado
- ^ a b United States Census Bureau. "Parachute town; Colorado". Retrieved April 24, 2023.
- ^ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on January 1, 2008. Retrieved December 2, 2007.