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Welcome to Grant ...

Grant is located in Park County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Grant, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870.

Grant is 8,600 feet [2,621 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Grant is about 1¾ mile [or ~2½ km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Grant: 303, 720 & 983<3>

The ZIP code for Grant: 80448<4>

Communities Also Named Grant ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 53 communities that are also named Grant - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (2), Florida, Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (7), Kentucky (3), Louisiana (2), Michigan (4), Minnesota (2), Missouri (3), Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Mexico, New York (2), Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Grant ...

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

  • Georgetown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Silver Plume
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Montezuma
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Shawnee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jefferson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Bailey
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Chihuahua ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Chihuahua is located in Summit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chihuahua
  • Rexford ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Rexford is located in Summit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexford
  • Saint Johns ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Johns is located in Summit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
  • Swandyke ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Swandyke is located in Summit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swandyke

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grant ...

Looking for more information about Grant? 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 Grant, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Grant.

Adding Grant to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Grant 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 Grant was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grant.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Park, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Grant - 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 303 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 720 or 983. New phone numbers in the Grant area will be assigned with one of these codes: 303, 720 or 983. As a result, placing a call in the Grant 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 Grant). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Grant 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.