Hygiene is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

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 with a U.S. Post Office

United States Postal Service

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 in Boulder County

Boulder County, Colorado

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, Colorado

Colorado

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, United States

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. Application for the first Hygiene Post Office was made by Rev. Jacob Stoner Flory of the United Church of the Brethren on May 28, 1883 HygLyAlt (talk) ZIP Code

ZIP Code

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 80533. This community's name stems from a time when it had a sanitarium

Sanatorium

A sanatorium is a medical facility for long-term illness, most typically associated with treatment of tuberculosis before antibiotics...

 to work with tuberculosis

Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis, MTB, or TB is a common, and in many cases lethal, infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis usually attacks the lungs but can also affect other parts of the body...

 patients.

The prestigious Hygienic House was developed by Jacob S. Flory. Articles of Incorporation were filed with the Boulder County Clerk as the Crystal Fountains, Hygienic Home, and White Sulphur Springs Company. A Warranty Deed was obtained for the property adjacent to the present Hygiene Elementary School on January 31, 1882. An advertisement in the "Longmont Ledger" April 13, 1883 announced that the Hygiene Home was open for the season. HygLyAlt (talk)

The BNSF Railway

BNSF Railway

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 has trackage through Hygiene which is a branch line connecting Longmont and the Cemex

Cemex

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 cement plant at Lyons, Colorado

Lyons, Colorado

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Economy

Companies located in and around Hygiene include:

• Spidertrax, manufactures specialized off-road vehicle components.
• StickerGiant.com Inc. manufactures pressure-sensitive labels and stickers.
• Crane Hollow Cafe
• Art Gallery
• Market
• Napp Landscaping