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Welcome to Paradox ...

Paradox is located in Montrose County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Paradox, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Paradox is 5,290 feet [1,612 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Paradox is 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Paradox: 970

The ZIP code for Paradox: 81429<3>

Communities Also Named Paradox ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Paradox - it's located in New York.

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

Communities near Paradox ...

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

  • Bedrock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bedrock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedrock
    • Bedrock is located in Montrose County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedrock <5>
  • La Sal ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for La Sal. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Sal
    • La Sal is located in San Juan County (UT)
    • Former name for La Sal:
    • Coyote
    • La Sal has also been known as:
    • Old La Sal
  • Uravan ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uravan
    • Uravan is located in Montrose County
  • La Sal
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Basin ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin
    • Basin is located in Grand County (UT)
  • Gateway
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Vancorum
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancorum
    • Vancorum is located in Montrose County
  • Naturita
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Nucla
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nucla have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nucla
    • Nucla is located in Montrose County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nucla <5>
  • Slick Rock
    (23 miles [37 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 Paradox. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Paradox.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Paradox ...

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

Adding Paradox to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Paradox 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 for Paradox was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Paradox post office opened in 1882.

We also found Paradox in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Paradox.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Paradox. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Montrose County: www.co.montrose.co.us/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Montrose, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Paradox - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Paradox). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Paradox or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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