Carlton, Colorado

{{short description|An unincorporated community in Prowers County, Colorado, United States.}}

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|subdivision_name2 = Prowers{{cite web|url=https://dola.colorado.gov/dlg_lgis_ui_pu/publicCounties.jsf|title=Colorado Counties|publisher=Colorado Department of Local Affairs|access-date=May 6, 2025}}

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|timezone = MST

|utc_offset = −07:00

|timezone_DST = MDT

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|postal_code = 81052 (Lamar, Colorado)

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|area_code = 719

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Carlton is an unincorporated community in Prowers County, Colorado, United States.{{GNIS|1989091}} It sits at an elevation of, {{convert|3537|ft|sp=us|abbr=off}}.{{cite web | url=https://colorado.hometownlocator.com/co/prowers/carlton.cfm | title=Carlton (in Prowers County, CO) Populated Place Profile | work=CO HomeTownLocator | accessdate=9 February 2018}}