Model is an unincorporated community with a U.S. Post Office in Las Animas County, Colorado, United States. The Model Post Office has the ZIP Code 81059 and has been in operation since 1912. The community originally was a planned, or "model" community, hence the name.Model is located at 37°22′22″N 104°14′43″W / 37.37278°N 104.24528°W / 37.37278; -104.24528.