Punkin Center, Colorado

Punkin Center is an unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Colorado, United States, located at the junction of State Highway 94 and State Highway 71.

History

John Stevens built the first store at the farmers crossroads in 1920. He painted each new building a pumpkin color, inspiring the name. Everything burned in the 1950s.
The Post Offices at Hugo and Ordway serve Punkin Center postal addresses.
There is a communication tower near the intersection of the highways, and a larger communication tower about southwest of the intersection.