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Welcome to Laporte ...

Laporte is located in Larimer County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Laporte, you might consider that their post office opened in 1862.

Laporte is 5,060 feet [1,542 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Laporte is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Laporte: 970 & 748<3>

The ZIP code for Laporte: 80535<4>

Communities Also Named Laporte ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Laporte - they are located in Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Saskatchewan.

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

Communities near Laporte ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Laporte ...

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

Adding Laporte to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Laporte post office opened in 1862.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Laporte.

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 Laporte - 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 Laporte area will be assigned with one of these codes: 970 or 748. As a result, placing a call in the Laporte 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 Laporte). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Laporte 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/