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Parachute
A town of 1,422 people in Colorado
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About Parachute
Town in Colorado, United States1908Established
1,390Population
1.7 sq miArea
5,092 ftElevation
Parachute is a home rule municipality in Garfield County, Colorado, United States. The population was 1,390 at the 2020 census. The town is the birthplace of Willard Libby, recipient of the 1960 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
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ZIP code81635
Area code970
Schools in Parachute
In the guide →DistrictGrand Valley School District No. 16 in the county of GarfiSchools2
Grand Valley Center for Family LearningElementary · Grades PK–1 · 265 students
Grand Valley High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 293 students
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