Lakewood, Colorado
Lakewood, Colorado | |
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Green Mountain as seen from Mt. Zion | |
Location of the City of Lakewood in Jefferson County, Colorado | |
Location of Lakewood in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 39°42′17″N 105°07′02″W / 39.70472°N 105.11722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Jefferson County |
| City | Lakewood |
| Platted | July 1, 1889 |
| Incorporated | June 24, 1969 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Home rule municipality |
| • Mayor | Wendi Strom |
| Area | |
| 44.647 sq mi (115.635 km2) | |
| • Land | 43.473 sq mi (112.595 km2) |
| • Water | 1.174 sq mi (3.040 km2) |
| Elevation | 5,656 ft (1,724 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| 155,984 | |
• Estimate (2024) | 156,868 |
| • Rank | 5th in Colorado 167th in the United States |
| • Density | 3,588/sq mi (1,385/km2) |
| • Metro | 2,963,821 (19th) |
| • CSA | 3,623,560 (17th) |
| • Front Range | 5,055,344 |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| ZIP codes | Denver 80214-80215, 80227, 80226-80228, 80232, 80235-80236 Golden 80401 Littleton 80123 |
| Area code(s) | Both 303 and 720 |
| FIPS code | 08-43000 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2411614 |
| Website | www |
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Lakewood is the home rule municipality that is the most populous municipality in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 155,984 at the 2020 U.S. Census, making Lakewood the fifth most populous city in Colorado and the 167th most populous city in the United States. Lakewood is a suburb of Denver and is a principal city of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and a major city of the Front Range Urban Corridor.
The city has a notable student population, as it is home to three higher education institutions: Colorado Christian University, Red Rocks Community College and Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design. Lakewood is also home to the Denver Federal Center, which houses the largest concentration of federal agencies outside of Washington, D.C.