# Drake, Colorado
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{{short description|Unincorporated community in Larimer County, Colorado, United States}}
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|postal_code = 80515
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|area_code = [970/748](/source/Area_codes_970%2F748)
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'''Drake''' is an [unincorporated community](/source/unincorporated_community) and post office located in and governed [Larimer County](/source/Larimer_County%2C_Colorado), [Colorado](/source/Colorado), United States. The community is located along [U.S. Highway 34](/source/U.S._Route_34_in_Colorado) in [Big Thompson Canyon](/source/Big_Thompson_Canyon) between [Estes Park](/source/Estes_Park%2C_Colorado) and [Loveland](/source/Loveland%2C_Colorado) near [Rocky Mountain National Park](/source/Rocky_Mountain_National_Park). The 2010 ZIP Code population of Drake was 1,010.[{{Cite web|url=http://www.zip-codes.com/zip-code/80515/zip-code-80515-2010-census.asp|title = ZIP Code 80515, Drake CO (Colorado)}}]
==History==
The Drake, Colorado, post office opened on December 14, 1905.[{{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](/source/Colorado_Railroad_Museum)|location=[Golden, Colorado](/source/Golden%2C_Colorado)|isbn=0-918654-42-4}}]
==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}}.[
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==See also==
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*[Fort Collins-Loveland, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area](/source/Fort_Collins-Loveland%2C_CO_Metropolitan_Statistical_Area)
*[Front Range Urban Corridor](/source/Front_Range_Urban_Corridor)
*[List of populated places in Colorado](/source/List_of_populated_places_in_Colorado)
*[List of post offices in Colorado](/source/List_of_post_offices_in_Colorado)
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==References==
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==External links==
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*[https://www.colorado.gov/ State of Colorado]
**[https://www.historycolorado.org/ History Colorado]
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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
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