Parshall 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

The United States Postal Service is an independent agency of the United States government responsible for providing postal service in the United States...

 in Grand County

Grand County, Colorado

Grand County is the 21st largest of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. The county population was 12,442 at U.S. Census 2000...

, 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

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. It is located along the south side of U.S. Route 40

U.S. Route 40

U.S. Route 40 is an east–west United States highway. As with most routes whose numbers end in a zero, U.S. 40 once traversed the entire United States. It is one of the original 1920s U.S. Highways, and its first termini were San Francisco, California, and Atlantic City, New Jersey...

 between Hot Sulphur Springs

Hot Sulphur Springs, Colorado

The Town of Hot Sulphur Springs is a Statutory Town that is the county seat of Grand County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 521 at the U.S. Census 2000 and is at an elevation of 7,680 feet .-History:...

 and 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...

, on the north bank of the Colorado River downstream from Byers Canyon

Byers Canyon

Byers Canyon is a short gorge on the upper Colorado River in Grand County, Colorado in the United States. The canyon is approximately 8 miles long and is located in the headwaters region of the Colorado between Hot Sulphur Springs and Kremmling. U.S. Highway 40 passes through the canyon between...

. The community consists of a cluster of houses and trailers, as well as a post office, church, tavern, and general store. The Parshall Post Office has the ZIP Code

ZIP Code

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 80468.

Commerce and industry

The Henderson Mill on County Road 3 is the most significant local industry. It processes molybdenum

Molybdenum

Molybdenum , is a Group 6 chemical element with the symbol Mo and atomic number 42. The name is from Neo-Latin Molybdaenum, from Ancient Greek , meaning lead, itself proposed as a loanword from Anatolian Luvian and Lydian languages, since its ores were confused with lead ores...

 ore derived from the Henderson Mine

Henderson molybdenum mine

The Henderson molybdenum mine is a large underground molybdenum mine west of the town of Empire in Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA. The Henderson mine, which has produced molybdenum since 1976, is owned by Freeport-McMoRan....

 in Clear Creek County

Clear Creek County, Colorado

Clear Creek County is one of the 64 counties of the state of Colorado of the United States. The county population was 9,322 at U.S. Census 2000. The county seat is Georgetown...

, just over the Continental Divide

Continental Divide

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. There are tourist facilities, such as the Bar Lazy J Guest Ranch (founded 1904), the Aspen Canyon Ranch, and fishing areas along the Colorado River

Colorado River

The Colorado River , is a river in the Southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, approximately long, draining a part of the arid regions on the western slope of the Rocky Mountains. The watershed of the Colorado River covers in parts of seven U.S. states and two Mexican states...

 and the Williams Fork

Williams Fork (Colorado River)

The Williams Fork is a tributary of the Colorado River, approximately long, in north central Colorado in the United States. It flows through Grand County between the valleys of the Fraser River and the Blue River...

 and Reservoir. Cattle ranching occupies much of the lower areas.