Lawson, Colorado

Lawson, Colorado
Unincorporated community
Lawson, Colorado Show map of Colorado Lawson, Colorado Show map of the US Location within the state of Colorado Location in Clear Creek County and the State of Colorado
Coordinates: 39°45′50″N 105°37′25″W / 39.76389°N 105.62361°W / 39.76389; -105.62361Coordinates: 39°45′50″N 105°37′25″W / 39.76389°N 105.62361°W / 39.76389; -105.62361
Country	United States
State	State of Colorado
County	Clear Creek County
Elevation	8,107 ft (2,471 m)
Time zone	MST (UTC-7)
• Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP code	Dumont CO 80436
Area code(s)	Both 303 and 720
GNIS feature ID	0204705

Lawson is a small unincorporated community situated along Clear Creek in Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States. Lawson is a part of the Downieville-Lawson-Dumont census-designated place.

A post office called Lawson was established in 1877, and remained in operation until 1966. The community was named for Alexander Lawson, the proprietor of a local inn.

Lawson is located at 39°45′50″N 105°37′25″W / 39.76389°N 105.62361°W / 39.76389; -105.62361 (39.76395,-105.623674).

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