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Welcome to Dell ...

Dell is located in Eagle County<1>.

Dell is 6,510 feet [1,984 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Dell is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Dell: 970 & 748<3>

Communities Also Named Dell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Dell - they are located in Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kansas (2), Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Ohio, Oregon, Quebec, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dell.

Communities near Dell ...

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

  • Gypsum
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Eagle
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Yampa
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • McCoy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Bond
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Egeria
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Egeria is located in Routt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egeria
  • Toponas
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Wolcott
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Edwards
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Avon
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Avon is located in Eagle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,952 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <4>

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 Dell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dell.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dell. 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 Dell.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dell ...

Looking for more information about Dell? 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 Dell, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Dell.

Adding Dell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dell 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 Dell was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Colorado & Utah.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dell.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Eagle, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dell - 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 Dell area will be assigned with one of these codes: 970 or 748. As a result, placing a call in the Dell 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.