Arvada, Colorado
Arvada, Colorado | |
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| City of Arvada | |
Aerial image of Arvada | |
| Coordinates: 39°48′10″N 105°05′15″W / 39.8028°N 105.0875°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| Counties | Jefferson and Adams |
| Settled | 1859 |
| Platted | December 1, 1870 |
| Incorporated | August 24, 1904 |
| Named after | Hiram Arvada Haskin |
| Government | |
| • Type | home rule city |
| • Mayor | Lauren Simpson (2023-) |
| • City Manager | Don Wick (2025-) |
| Area | |
• Total | 39.570 sq mi (102.485 km2) |
| • Land | 38.910 sq mi (100.776 km2) |
| • Water | 0.660 sq mi (1.709 km2) |
| Elevation | 5,348 ft (1,630 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 124,402 |
| • Rank | 7th in Colorado 229th in the United States |
| • Density | 3,197/sq mi (1,234/km2) |
| • Metro | 2,963,821 (19th) |
| • CSA | 3,623,560 (17th) |
| • Front Range | 5,055,344 |
| Demonym | Arvadan |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| ZIP codes | 80001-80007 and 80403 |
| Area codes | 303/720/983 |
| GNIS pop ID | 204709 |
| GNIS town ID | 2409737 |
| FIPS code | 08-03455 |
| Website | City of Arvada |
Arvada (/ɑːrˈvædə/) is a home rule city located in Jefferson and Adams counties, Colorado, United States. The city population was 124,402 at the 2020 United States census, with 121,510 residing in Jefferson County and 2,892 in Adams County. Arvada is the seventh most populous city in Colorado. The city is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor. The Olde Town Arvada historic district is 7 miles (11 km) northwest of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver.