Heeney is a census-designated place

Census-designated place

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 in northern Summit County

Summit County, Colorado

Summit County is the 19th most populous of the 64 counties of the state of Colorado of the United States. The county population was 23,538 at U.S. Census 2000. The county seat is Breckenridge...

, Colorado

Colorado

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, United States

United States

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. The population as of the 2010 Census

United States Census, 2010

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 was 76.It is situated on the hillside along the west side of Green Mountain Reservoir

Green Mountain Reservoir

Green Mountain Reservoir lies at the northern end of Summit County, Colorado along the Blue River. Built between 1938 and 1942 as part of the Colorado-Big Thompson Project, the reservoir and its dam store water that is diverted to the cities in the Front Range Urban Corridor...

, in the valley of the Blue River

Blue River (Colorado)

The Blue River is a tributary of the Colorado River, approximately long, in the U.S. state of Colorado.It rises in southern Summit County, on the western side of the continental divide in the Ten Mile Range, near Quandary Peak. It flows north past Blue River and Breckenridge, then through the...

, between Kremmling

Kremmling, Colorado

Kremmling is a Statutory Town in Grand County, Colorado, United States. The population was 1,578 at the 2000 census. The town sits along the upper Colorado River in the lower arid section of Middle Park between Byers Canyon and Gore Canyon...

 and Silverthorne

Silverthorne, Colorado

The Town of Silverthorne is a Home Rule Municipality that is the most populous town in Summit County, Colorado. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 3,610.-Geography:...

. It is accessible by a county road from State Highway 9. The community consists a cluster of vacation homes and permanent residences perched above the reservoir, which is a semi-popular destination for recreational boating and fishing. The businesses of the town include a liquor/bait and tackle store oriented towards sportsmen. The U.S. Post Office

United States Postal Service

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 at Silverthorne

Silverthorne, Colorado

The Town of Silverthorne is a Home Rule Municipality that is the most populous town in Summit County, Colorado. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 3,610.-Geography:...

 (ZIP Code

ZIP Code

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80498) now serves Heeney postal addresses.

Geography

Heeney is located at 39°52′20"N 106°18′02"W (39.872331,-106.300449).