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Welcome to Chipeta ...

Chipeta is located in Delta County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chipeta, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.

Chipeta is 5,150 feet [1,570 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Chipeta is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Chipeta lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Chipeta: 970 & 748<3>

Communities near Chipeta ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Chipeta.

  • Montrose
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Delta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Orchard City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Orchard City is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,242 people
  • Cedaredge
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Olathe
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hotchkiss
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • North Delta
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • North Delta is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Delta
  • Austin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Cory
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Roubideau
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Roubideau is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roubideau

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Chipeta. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Chipeta.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Chipeta. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chipeta.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Chipeta. See our Newspapers Page for Chipeta.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chipeta ...

Looking for more information about Chipeta? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Chipeta, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Chipeta.

Adding Chipeta to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Chipeta in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Chipeta was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chipeta.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Delta, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Chipeta - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 970 code has been Overlayed with the 748 area code. New phone numbers in the Chipeta area will be assigned with one of these codes: 970 or 748. As a result, placing a call in the Chipeta area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.