Welcome to Glade Park ...
Glade Park is located in Mesa County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Glade Park, you might consider that their post office opened in 1910.
Glade Park is 6,900 feet [2,103 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Glade Park is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Glade Park lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Glade Park: 970 & 748<3>
The ZIP code for Glade Park: 81523<4>
Communities near Glade Park ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Glade Park.
- Grand Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fruita
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Redlands
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Redlands is located in Mesa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redlands
- Orchard Mesa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Orchard Mesa is located in Mesa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Mesa
- Loma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fruitvale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whitewater
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Clifton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mack
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Westwater ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Westwater is located in Grand County (UT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwater
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 Glade Park. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Glade Park.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Glade Park. 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 Glade Park.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Glade Park. See our Newspapers Page for Glade Park.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glade Park ...
Looking for more information about Glade Park? 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 Glade Park, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Glade Park.
Adding Glade Park to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Glade Park 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 Glade Park was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Glade Park post office opened in 1910.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Glade Park.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Mesa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Glade Park - 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 Glade Park area will be assigned with one of these codes: 970 or 748. As a result, placing a call in the Glade Park 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 Glade Park). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Glade Park 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/ |