Welcome to Phippsburg ...
Phippsburg is located in Routt County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Phippsburg, you might consider that their post office opened in 1909.
Phippsburg is 7,430 feet [2,265 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Phippsburg is about 1½ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Phippsburg lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Phippsburg: 970 & 748<3>
The ZIP code for Phippsburg: 80469<4>
Communities Also Named Phippsburg ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Phippsburg - it's located in Maine.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Phippsburg.
Communities near Phippsburg ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Phippsburg.
- Steamboat Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Oak Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Yampa
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sidney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Toponas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Egeria
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Egeria. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egeria
- Egeria is located in Routt County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Egeria
- From Phippsburg to Egeria
- Milner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Trull ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Trull. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trull
- Trull is located in Routt County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Trull
- From Phippsburg to Trull
- Mad Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Burns
(24 miles [38.6 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 Phippsburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Phippsburg.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Phippsburg. 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 Phippsburg.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Phippsburg. See our Newspapers Page for Phippsburg.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Phippsburg ...
Looking for more information about Phippsburg? 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 Phippsburg, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Phippsburg.
Adding Phippsburg to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Phippsburg 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 Phippsburg was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Phippsburg post office opened in 1909.
We also found Phippsburg on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Colorado (1947).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Phippsburg.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Routt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Phippsburg - 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 Phippsburg area will be assigned with one of these codes: 970 or 748. As a result, placing a call in the Phippsburg 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 Phippsburg). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Phippsburg 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> | 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/ |