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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.
Official name: State of Colorado; Abbreviations and name codes Postal symbol: CO; ISO 3166-2 code: US-CO; Internet second-level domain: .co.us; Nicknames Buffalo Plains State [1] (in disuse) Centennial State [2] (previously used on license plates) Colorful Colorado [2] (previously used on license plates) Columbine State [3] Highest State [1 ...
Clickable map of Colorado area codes in blue (with bordering states). [1] The U.S. state of Colorado is served by five telephone area codes of the North American Numbering Plan (NANP). Area code 303 is the original area code assigned to the entire state when the first nationwide telephone numbering plan was created in 1947.
The United States of America is a federal republic [1] consisting of 50 states, a federal district (Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United States), five major territories, and various minor islands.
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.
The Spanish adjective "colorado" means "colored red" or "ruddy". Colorado is nicknamed the "Centennial State" because it became a state 100 years (and four weeks) after the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence. Denver is the capital, the most populous city, and the center of the Front Range Urban Corridor.
co-, an English prefix meaning coming together; Cardiac output (CO), the volume of blood being pumped by the heart per time unit; Castres Olympique, a French rugby club; Certificate of occupancy (CO), a legal document; Certificate of origin (often abbreviated to C/O or CoO), in international trade; Company, abbreviated co.
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]