Roggen, Colorado

Roggen is an unincorporated community and a U.S. Post Office in Weld County, Colorado, United States. The Roggen Post Office has the ZIP Code 80652.[2]

Roggen, Colorado
Unincorporated community
The Roggen Telephone Cooperative Company headquarters on Front Street in Roggen
The Roggen Telephone Cooperative Company headquarters on Front Street in Roggen
Roggen, Colorado is located in Colorado
Roggen, Colorado
Location in Weld County and the state of Colorado
Roggen, Colorado is located in the United States
Roggen, Colorado
Roggen, Colorado (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°10′06″N 104°22′18″W
Country United States
State Colorado
CountyWeld County[1]
Elevation
[1]
4,701 ft (1,433 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code[2]
80652
GNIS feature ID0204697

A post office called Roggen has been in operation since 1883.[3] The community most likely derives its name from Edward P. Roggin, a Nebraska legislator.[4]

Geography

Roggen is located at 40°10′06″N 104°22′18″W (40.168380,-104.371662).

Roggen plays a minor part in Tom Clancy's novel The Sum of All Fears. Terrorists purchase a safe house near Roggen in preparation for attacking the Super Bowl being played in Denver.

Roggen is the topic of a creepypasta about an archaeological expedition sponsored by the fictional company "Candlelight Co."

See also

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. "ZIP Code Lookup" (JavaScript/HTML). United States Postal Service. January 2, 2007. Retrieved January 2, 2007.
  3. "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
  4. Dawson, John Frank. Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 43.
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