Orchard, Colorado
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Orchard is an unincorporated town
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...

 and a U.S. Post Office
United States Postal Service
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 in Morgan County
Morgan County, Colorado
Morgan County is the 18th most populous of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. The county was named after old Fort Morgan, which in turn was named in honor of Colonel Christopher A. Morgan. The county population was 27,171 at U.S. Census 2000. The county seat is the...

, Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...

, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

. The Orchard Post Office has the ZIP Code
ZIP Code
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 80649.

Orchard should not be confused with the Town of Orchard City
Orchard City, Colorado
Orchard City is a Statutory Town in Delta County, Colorado, United States. The population was 2,880 at the 2000 census. The Austin Post Office serves Orchard City....

 in Delta County, Colorado
Delta County, Colorado
Delta County is the 17th most populous of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. The county population was 27,834 in the 2000 U.S. Census. The county seat is the City of Delta...

.

Geography

Orchard is located at 40°19′51"N 104°07′07"W (40.330843,-104.118633).

Orchard is the town that was used to film James Michener's miniseries Centennial
Centennial (miniseries)
Centennial is a 12-episode American television miniseriesthat aired on NBC from October 1978 to February 1979. It was based on the novel of the same name by James A. Michener. The miniseries was produced by John Wilder....

. Most if not all of the remnants of the production sets are now gone.
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