Slater is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

and a

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located in both Moffat County, and Routt County,

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, United States. The Slater Post Office has the ZIP Code 81653. Slater is unusual in that, while it lies within Colorado, the main highway which services the town is

Wyoming Highway 70 Wyoming Highway 70 (WYO 70) is a state highway in southern Wyoming. The route travels from an intersection with WYO 789 in Baggs eastward to WYO 230 in Riverside. WYO 70 over Battle Pass is closed during winter (November to April). The sectio ...

, which dips south of the state line into Colorado for approximately 0.9 miles through Slater before turning north back into

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. The highway through Slater is maintained by the

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Geography

Slater is located at (40.927003,-107.482510).

References

{{authority control Unincorporated communities in Moffat County, Colorado Unincorporated communities in Colorado