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Welcome to Hygiene ...

Hygiene is located in Boulder County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hygiene, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.

Hygiene is 5,090 feet [1,551 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Hygiene is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

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

The ZIP code for Hygiene: 80533<4>

Communities near Hygiene ...

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

  • Boulder
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Longmont
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Loveland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Broomfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Erie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Erie is located in Boulder County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,318 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <5>
  • Lafayette
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Louisville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Firestone
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Johnstown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Superior
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hygiene ...

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

Adding Hygiene to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hygiene post office opened in 1883.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hygiene.

Footnotes ...

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