Hesperus is an unincorporated community and a U.S. Post Office in La Plata County, Colorado, United States.

The Hesperus Post Office has the ZIP Code 81326.

[2] A post office called Hesperus has been in operation since 1891.

[3] The community takes its name from nearby Hesperus Mountain.

[4] Media related to Hesperus, Colorado at Wikimedia Commons