Arvada, Colorado

Arvada, Colorado
City of Arvada
Aerial image of Arvada
Location of the City of Arvada in Jefferson and Adams counties, Colorado
Arvada
Location of the City of Arvada, Colorado
Arvada
Arvada (Colorado)
Coordinates: 39°48′10″N 105°05′15″W / 39.8028°N 105.0875°W / 39.8028; -105.0875
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountiesJefferson and Adams
Settled1859
PlattedDecember 1, 1870
IncorporatedAugust 24, 1904
Named afterHiram Arvada Haskin
Government
  Typehome rule city
  MayorLauren Simpson (2023-)
  City ManagerDon Wick (2025-)
Area
  Total
39.570 sq mi (102.485 km2)
  Land38.910 sq mi (100.776 km2)
  Water0.660 sq mi (1.709 km2)
Elevation
5,348 ft (1,630 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
124,402
  Rank7th in Colorado
229th in the United States
  Density3,197/sq mi (1,234/km2)
  Metro
2,963,821 (19th)
  CSA
3,623,560 (17th)
  Front Range
5,055,344
DemonymArvadan
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP codes
80001-80007 and 80403
Area codes303/720/983
GNIS pop ID204709
GNIS town ID2409737
FIPS code08-03455
WebsiteCity 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.