Timpas is an
unincorporated community
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located in
Otero County,
Colorado
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, United States. The
U.S. Post Office
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at
La Junta
La Junta is a home rule municipality in , the county seat of, and the most populous municipality of Otero County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 7,322 at the 2020 United States Census. La Junta is located on the Arkansas Ri ...
(
ZIP Code 81050) now serves Timpas postal addresses.
A post office called Timpas was established in 1891, and remained in operation until 1970. The community took its name from nearby
Timpas Creek.
Geography
Timpas is located at (37.818056,-103.773594).
See also
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Unincorporated communities in Otero County, Colorado
Unincorporated communities in Colorado