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Welcome to Red Feather Lakes ...

Red Feather Lakes is located in Larimer County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Red Feather Lakes, you might consider that their post office opened in 1924.

A typical abbreviation for Red Feather Lakes: Red Feather Lks.

Red Feather Lakes is 8,340 feet [2,542 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Red Feather Lakes is about 1½ mile [or ~2½ km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Red Feather Lakes: 970 & 748<3>

The ZIP code for Red Feather Lakes: 80545<4>

Communities near Red Feather Lakes ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Red Feather Lakes.

  • Manhattan ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Manhattan is located in Larimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
  • Rustic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Rustic is located in Larimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic
  • Stove Prairie Landing
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Virginia Dale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Livermore
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Tie Siding
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Hermosa
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Hermosa is located in Albany County (WY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermosa
  • Sherman ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Sherman is located in Albany County (WY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
    • Sherman has also been known as:
    • Old Sherman
  • Bellvue
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Glen Haven
    (25 miles [40.2 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 Red Feather Lakes. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Red Feather Lakes.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Red Feather Lakes ...

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

Adding Red Feather Lakes to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Red Feather Lakes post office opened in 1924.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Red Feather Lakes.

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