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For some it's a dream, for others it's a
lifestyle.
Living or vacationing at altitude,
"above
it all", is a special experience,
and
our objective at MountainZIP is to help you enjoy it. Read our Town Reviews of some very special or unusual places in
the high country that you would enjoy visiting
or making your home, as well as information
on how you can get "high". What is a Mountain ZIP?
You might have a favorite mountain town that
deserves mention. We welcome your reviews
and comments. Click on Contact Us and be a contributor. Got Maps?
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What is a Mountain ZIP you ask?
It's a Location. A very Special Location. And all these locations have an
associated Zip Code. While this isn't a directory
of Zip Codes, we use the idea that a Zip
Code defines a very specific location.
Some people proudly identify their home with
their Zip Code. Some Zip Codes are famous,
like Beverly Hills, 90210 (or Dr. 90210).
Starting in 2000, National Geographic magazine instituted a regular monthly feature
to focus on the community
in one ZIP Code.
Others have been promoted
by local leaders,
like Newton Falls, Ohio,
that has the ZIP
code 44444. During the
1970s, signs at the
municipal boundaries proclaimed
"Newton
Falls has Zip!" The
slogan is now in
use on their web site,
44444.com.
In the television mystery series Veronica Mars, "09ers" is a slang term used
to describe students whose families live
in the fictitious ZIP code 90909, the affluent
part of Neptune, California.*
Each summer on the Pearl Street Mall in Boulder,
CO (80301), there is a
'busker' (street performer)
who challenges the crowd
to give him a Zip
Code he can't connect to
it's actual location.
He often adds a favorite
dish at a restaurant
or a point of interest
in that particular
Zip Code, and we've never
seen him stumped.
The highest town with a
Zip Code is Leadville, CO (80461). With an altitude of 10,152 feet,
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What defines a Mountain location?
Many towns and cities thought of as "mountain"
communities aren't really in the mountains. Denver (80201), while located
at 5,280 feet altitude, is at the foot of
the Rocky Mountains. Denver's nickname was
once "The Queen City of the Plains."
Denver should be considered a "mountain"
town based on the fact the mountains are
an obvious part of the Mile High City's landscape.
But we don't. Real mountain towns have a particular property
that causes the citizenry to 'accommodate'
the mountains in their environment: Deep
snows, breathtaking views, or valleys deep
enough to cause premature sunsets, are among
characteristics of what we must endure to
say we're really in the Mountains. If we
must put a number on it, the best mountain
towns are generally located above 6,000 feet,
but there are many towns located deep in
the mountains as low as 4,000 feet.
So welcome to our ZIPs...the MountainZIPS. Visit Our Towns. These are locations that we love, that
are in the Mountains, and that are very unique.
Not every Mountain town, but those that are
very special.
You know, it's all about "Location,
Location, Location."
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