{{short description|Unincorporated community in Larimer County, Colorado, United States}} {{Use American English|date=January 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2026}} {{infobox settlement <!-- Basic info ----------------> |name = Drake, Colorado |other_name = |native_name = <!-- for cities whose native name is not in English --> |nickname = |settlement_type = unincorporated community |motto = <!-- images and maps -----------> |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_shield = |shield_size = |image_blank_emblem = |blank_emblem_type = |blank_emblem_size = |image_map = |mapsize = |map_caption = |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = <!-- Pushpin map --> |pushpin_map = USA#USA Colorado |pushpin_relief = |pushpin_label = Drake |pushpin_label_position = right |pushpin_map_caption = Location of Drake, Colorado. <!-- Location --> |coordinates = {{coord|40.4319|-105.3403|type:city_region:US-CO_source:GNIS-177661|name=Drake, Colorado|display=it}} |coordinates_footnotes = <ref name=GNIS>{{cite gnis|id=177661|name=Drake, Colorado|access-date=October 17, 2025}}</ref> |elevation_ft = 6162 |elevation_footnotes = <ref name=GNIS/> |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = United States |subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_name1 = Colorado |subdivision_type2 = County |subdivision_name2 = Larimer<ref name=COcounty>{{cite web|url=https://dola.colorado.gov/dlg_lgis_ui_pu/publicCounties.jsf|title=Colorado Counties|publisher=Colorado Department of Local Affairs|access-date=October 17, 2025}}</ref> <!-- Politics -----------------> |government_type = unincorporated community |governing_body = Larimer County<ref name=COcounty/> |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = <!-- for places with, say, both a mayor and a city manager --> |leader_name1 = |leader_title2 = |leader_name2 = |leader_title3 = |leader_name3 = |leader_title4 = |leader_name4 = |established_title = <!-- Settled --> |established_date = |established_title2 = <!-- Incorporated (town) --> |established_date2 = |established_title3 = <!-- Incorporated (city) --> |established_date3 = <!-- Area ---------------------> |area_magnitude = |unit_pref = US |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = <!-- ALL fields dealing with a measurements are subject to automatic unit conversion--> |area_land_km2 = <!--See table @ Template:Infobox Settlement for details on automatic unit conversion--> |area_water_km2 = |area_total_sq_mi = |area_land_sq_mi = |area_water_sq_mi = |area_water_percent = |area_urban_km2 = |area_urban_sq_mi = |area_metro_km2 = |area_metro_sq_mi = |area_blank1_title = |area_blank1_km2 = |area_blank1_sq_mi = <!-- Population -----------------------> |population_as_of = |population_footnotes = |population_note = |population_total = |population_density_km2 = |population_density_sq_mi = |population_metro = |population_density_metro_km2 = |population_density_metro_sq_mi = |population_urban = |population_density_urban_km2 = |population_density_urban_sq_mi = |population_blank1_title = |population_blank1 = |population_density_blank1_km2 = |population_density_blank1_sq_mi = <!-- General information --> |timezone = MST |utc_offset = −07:00 |timezone_DST = MDT |utc_offset_DST = −06:00 <!-- Area, postal, and other codes --> |postal_code_type = ZIP code<ref name=ZIPcode>{{cite web|url=https://tools.usps.com/zip-code-lookup.htm?bycitystate|title=ZIP Code Lookup|publisher=United States Postal Service|access-date=October 17, 2025}}</ref> |postal_code = 80515 |area_code_type = Area codes |area_code = 970/748 |blank_name = GNIS place ID |blank_info = {{GNIS 4|177661}} |blank1_name = GNIS town ID |blank1_info = |blank2_name = FIPS code |blank2_info = |website = |module = |footnotes = }}
'''Drake''' is an unincorporated community and post office located in and governed Larimer County, Colorado, United States. The community is located along U.S. Highway 34 in Big Thompson Canyon between Estes Park and Loveland near Rocky Mountain National Park. The 2010 ZIP Code population of Drake was 1,010.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.zip-codes.com/zip-code/80515/zip-code-80515-2010-census.asp|title = ZIP Code 80515, Drake CO (Colorado)}}</ref>
==History== The Drake, Colorado, post office opened on December 14, 1905.<ref name=CPO>{{cite book|title=Colorado Post Offices 1859–1989|first1=William H.|last1=Bauer|first2=James L.|last2=Ozment|first3=John H.|last3=Willard|date=1990|publisher=Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation|location=Golden, Colorado|isbn=0-918654-42-4}}</ref>
==Geography== Drake is located in Larimer County at coordinates {{coord|40.4319|-105.3403|type:city_region:US-CO_source:GNIS-177661|name=Drake, Colorado}} and elevation {{convert|6162|ft|0}}.<ref name=GNIS/> {{clear}}
==See also== {{portal|Geography|History|United States|Colorado}} *Fort Collins-Loveland, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area *Front Range Urban Corridor *List of populated places in Colorado *List of post offices in Colorado {{clear}}
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==External links== {{sister project links|auto=yes}} *[https://www.colorado.gov/ State of Colorado] **[https://www.historycolorado.org/ History Colorado] {{Larimer County, Colorado|collapse_state=expanded}} {{Colorado}} {{authority control}}
Category:Unincorporated communities in Larimer County, Colorado Category:Unincorporated communities in Colorado Category:1905 establishments in Colorado Category:Populated places in the United States established in 1905