Lazear Colorado Map

About Lazear, Colorado

Lazear is a locality in Delta County, Colorado, United States. It is a small community with a population of 196. The population density is 39.5 people per km². Lazear is located at 38.7800°N, 107.7817°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 81419.

Lazear rests in a landscape where the vast, flat expanse of the high plains begins its slow, almost imperceptible rise towards the rugged, snow-dusted wall of the Front Range. It lies 21.5 miles north-northeast of Montrose, CO (from Montrose, CO: bearing 14°T), and is situated 15.7 miles east of Delta. Here, the air, thin and crystalline at this altitude, carries the scent of dry earth and distant pine, and the light, particularly in the late afternoon, possesses a clarity that seems to leach color from the sky and deepen the shadows on the sparse, hardy grasses that carpet the land. The horizon is a clean, sharp line, broken only by the occasional weathered fence post or the distant, shimmering heat haze that promises even drier days ahead. In autumn, this muted palette ignites with the fleeting gold of aspens clinging to sheltered draws, a sudden, vibrant defiance against the prevailing ochre and sage. The bones of Lazear are those of an old mining town, a history whispered in the clapboard facades and the slightly askew angles of buildings that have weathered decades of wind and sun. Though the deep veins of ore that once pulsed with promise have long since been tapped, a quiet resilience defines the town’s present economy, a steadying hum of agricultural endeavors and the service of travelers drawn to the nearby trout-bright rivers. The clear, cold waters, fed by snowmelt from the distant peaks that remain capped even in the heart of summer, are a lifeline, a source of both sustenance and recreation, and a constant reminder of the wilder, untamed beauty that cradles Lazear. The rhythm of life here is unhurried, dictated by the sun’s arc and the changing seasons, a palpable sense of continuity in the dry, interior continental air.

About This Lazear Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lazear, Colorado — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 38.779984, -107.781727. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Lazear and Delta County.

Detailed location data for Lazear includes the ZIP code (81419), telephone area code (719), county seat of Delta County (Delta), and school district assignment (Delta County School District 50J). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Lazear is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.