Punkin Center, Colorado facts for kids
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Punkin Center, Colorado
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Looking north along State Highway 71 from a point south of its intersection with State Highway 94, November 2021
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Pumpkin Center
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 Punkin Center, Colorado
Location in Colorado
Punkin Center, Colorado
Location in the United States
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| Country |  United States |
| State |  Colorado |
| Counties | Lincoln |
| Elevation | 5,364 ft (1,635 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
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| Area code(s) | 719 |
Punkin Center is a small, rural unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Colorado, United States, located at the junction of State Highway 94 and State Highway 71.
Description
John Stevens built the first store at the farmers crossroads in 1920. He painted each new building a pumpkin color, inspiring the name. Everything burned in the 1950s. Its mostly white population was 4 according to a Denver Post article. There is a communication tower near the intersection of the highways, and a larger communication tower about 3 miles (4.8 km) southwest of the intersection. The Post Offices at Hugo (ZIP Code 80821) and Ordway (ZIP 81063) serve Punkin Center postal addresses.
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