Arlington, Colorado | |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Colorado#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Arlington |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Coordinates: | 38.3361°N -103.3433°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Colorado |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Kiowa |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | 1887[1] |
Established Title1: | Platted |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Elevation Ft: | 4223 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | MST |
Utc Offset: | −7 |
Timezone Dst: | MDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | −6 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
Postal Code: | 81021[2] |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Area Code: | 719 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS ID |
Blank1 Info: | 204825 |
Arlington is an unincorporated community in Kiowa County, Colorado, United States.
The town of Arlington was established by the Missouri Pacific Railroad in 1887.[1]
The Arlington Post Office operated from August 16, 1887 to October 15, 2011.[3] The community's ZIP Code is 81021.[2]
Three miles east of town is the site of the former Arlingtion Auxiliary Army Air Field #4,[4] one of many former Colorado World War II Army Airfields. The triangular shape of the runways is not only visible from the air, but also visible from the county road. The E/W runway still has large sections of asphalt and the vegetation has noticeable changes along the runway.