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Welcome to Drake ...

Drake is located in Larimer County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Drake, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905.

Drake is 6,160 feet [1,878 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Drake is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Drake: 970 & 748<3>

The ZIP code for Drake: 80515<4>

Communities Also Named Drake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Drake - they are located in Arizona (2), California, Illinois, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Manitoba, Michigan, Missouri (2), North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, South Carolina (2) and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Drake ...

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

  • Fort Collins
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Loveland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Berthoud
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Estes Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Timnath
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Lyons
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Lyons is located in Boulder County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,058 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <5>
  • Glen Haven
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Masonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Horsetooth Heights
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Horsetooth Heights is located in Larimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsetooth Heights
  • Big Elk Meadows
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Big Elk Meadows is located in Larimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Elk Meadows

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Drake ...

Looking for more information about Drake? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Drake, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Drake.

Adding Drake to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Drake 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 Drake was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Drake post office opened in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Drake.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Larimer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Drake - 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 Drake area will be assigned with one of these codes: 970 or 748. As a result, placing a call in the Drake area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Drake). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Drake or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/