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The traditional abbreviations for U.S. states and territories, widely used in mailing addresses prior to the introduction of two-letter U.S. postal abbreviations, are still commonly used for other purposes (such as legal citation), and are still recognized (though discouraged) by the Postal Service.
Colorado Springs: COS: COS KCOS City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport: P-S 941,917 Denver: DEN: DEN KDEN Denver International Airport: P-L 28,645,527 Durango: DRO: DRO KDRO Durango–La Plata County Airport: P-N 200,245 Eagle/Vail: EGE: EGE KEGE Eagle County Regional Airport: P-N 201,752 Grand Junction: GJT: GJT KGJT Grand Junction ...
Denver (/ ˈ d ɛ n v ər / DEN-vər) is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado.It is located in the western United States, in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. [1]
Prior to the new airport's opening, Denver had been served by a number of smaller facilities, including an airstrip along Smith Road in Aurora (first used in 1911), an airfield at 26th Avenue and Oneida Street, Lowry Field near 38th Avenue and Dahlia Street, and Denver Union Airport at 46th Avenue east of Colorado Boulevard. [4]
Guadaloupe County was the first Colorado county to be renamed after only six days in 1861. 8. Las Animas County was the first new Colorado county to be created (in 1866) after the original 17 counties. 9. Greenwood County was the longest lived former Colorado county, existing four years from 1870 to 1874. 10.
Levenworth and COmpany General Store (from the abbreviation "E. L. Co" stenciled on boxes in front of the store) [14] Falco, Alabama — Florida–Alabama Land COmpany; Gamerco, New Mexico — Gallup AMERican COal Company [8] Gimco City, Indiana [21] — General Insulation and Manufacturing COmpany (now part of Alexandria, Indiana) [22]
"United Nations Code for Trade and Transport Locations". UN/LOCODE 2011-2. UNECE. 28 February 2012. - includes IATA codes "ICAO Location Indicators by State" (PDF). International Civil Aviation Organization. 17 September 2010.
Area code 303 was one of the original North American area codes of 1947, and originally served the entire state of Colorado. It remained the state's sole area code for 40 years. Colorado's explosive growth in the second half of the 20th century, particularly in the Denver/Boulder area, made it a certainty that Colorado would need another area code.