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City in Colorado

Denver, CO

Denver County

Consolidated city-county and capital of the U.S. state of Colorado.

Population
729,019 (2024)
Density
4,763 / sq mi
Land area
153.1 sq mi
Water area
1.7 sq mi
Elevation
5,279 ft
Founded
1858
Coordinates
39.7619, -104.8811

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Photos of Denver

  • Blanche A Wilson House

    Jeffrey Beall · CC BY-SA 3.0

  • M.J. Lavina Robidoux House

    Jeffrey Beall · CC BY-SA 3.0

  • Granville Fuller House

    Jeffrey Beall · CC BY-SA 3.0

  • Road Ends Stanley Aviation (8-25-2012)

    Jason Pock · CC BY-SA 3.0

  • Central Park Station RTD Park n Ride sign

    Xnatedawgx · CC BY-SA 3.0

  • Central Park Station RTD bus area

    Xnatedawgx · CC BY-SA 3.0

  • RTD bus at Central Park Station

    Xnatedawgx · CC BY-SA 3.0

  • A-line line sign at Central Park Station

    Xnatedawgx · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Climate

July average high
90°F
January average low
18°F
Annual rainfall
15.4 in
Annual snowfall
49.0 in
  1. 47° 18° Jan 0.5"
  2. 48° 19° Feb 0.5"
  3. 56° 27° Mar 1.1"
  4. 63° 34° Apr 1.7"
  5. 72° 43° May 2.3"
  6. 84° 53° Jun 1.7"
  7. 90° 59° Jul 2.1"
  8. 88° 57° Aug 1.8"
  9. 80° 48° Sep 1.5"
  10. 67° 36° Oct 1.0"
  11. 55° 26° Nov 0.7"
  12. 46° 18° Dec 0.5"

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from Denver-Stapleton (1 km from the city center). Bars show average low to high temperature; the blue column is average rainfall.

How Denver ranks

Things to do in Denver

Places mapped within 5 km of the city center. Use the layers control to show or hide categories.

  • Parks 362

    Ark Park, Arrowhead Park, Aviator Park…

  • Playgrounds 218

    High Plains Park Playground, North Commons Lawn Playground, Rolling Bluff Park…

  • Restaurants 136

    Allegra's Pizza, Annette Scratch to Table, Anthony's Pizza and Pasta…

  • Cafes 37

    Art Gym, Banh & Butter, BeauTea Bubbles…

  • Bars & pubs 26

    4 Noses Brewing Park Hill, Bar Louie, Cedar Creek Pub…

  • Breweries 1

    Cheluna Brewing Co.…

  • Museums 2

    Eisenhower's Room, Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum…

  • Theaters & cinemas 12

    Amphitheatre, Amphitheatre, Aurora Fox Arts Center…

  • Libraries 8

    CU Health Sciences Library, Hoffman Heights Library, JWU-Denver Library…

  • Attractions 5

    Boeing B-52B, Kushtronaut, Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park…

  • Grocery stores 28

    Alpine Summit, Carnicería Guadalajara, Carnicería La Consentida…

  • Gyms & sports centers 30

    24 Hour Fitness, American Paintball Coliseum, Anytime Fitness…

  • Hospitals & clinics 19

    Action Behavior Centers - ABA Therapy for Autism, Anschutz Inpatient Pavilion 2 & Emergency Department (University Hospital), Beyond Human…

  • Colleges & universities 17

    CCA Film School, CCA North Quad, CCA West Quad…

Local facts

Median household income
$91,681
Median rent
$1,770 / mo
Median home value
$586,700
Median age
35.2
Unemployment
4.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher
55.7%
Poverty rate
11.2%
Renter-occupied homes
50.9%

Public schools

Public schools located in the city, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Staffing figures describe resources, not school quality.

Public schools
234
Students enrolled
97,969
Students per teacher
15.3 : 1
Free or reduced-price lunch
62.8%
Charter schools
25.2%
School districts serving the city
11

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Districts: School District No. 1 In The County Of Denver And State Of C, Mapleton School District No. 1 In The County Of Adams & St, Westminster Public Schools, Cherry Creek School District No. 5 In The County Of Arapah, State Charter School Institute

Health & wellbeing

CDC PLACES model-based estimates for adults (age-adjusted), not a count of diagnoses.

Adults with obesity
21.8%
No leisure-time physical activity
18.1%
Adults with diabetes
8.0%
Adults who smoke
10.3%
Frequent mental distress
14.8%
Sleeping under 7 hours
28.4%
Adults without health insurance
13.1%
Routine checkup in past year
71.0%

Parks, air & walkability

Residents within a 10-minute walk of a park
96.3%
Share of city that is parkland
10.3%
EPA walkability index (1-20)
13.6
Median air quality index (county)
50
Unhealthy air days (county)
6

Internet & commuting

Households with broadband
92.2%
Households with no internet
4.3%
Average commute
25.4 min
Work from home
24.4%
Commute by transit
4.5%
Commute on foot
3.9%
Commute by bike
1.6%

Natural hazard risk

FEMA rates Denver County as relatively high overall for natural hazard risk, with 2 federally declared disasters in the past ten years.

  • Hail: very high
  • Lightning: very high
  • Tornado: relatively high
  • Strong wind: relatively high

Data: © OpenStreetMap contributors, FEMA National Risk Index, U.S. Census Bureau ACS, CDC PLACES, NCES Common Core of Data, The Trust for Public Land ParkServe, EPA AirData, EPA Smart Location Database, NOAA Climate Normals, Wikimedia Commons, Wikidata

ZIP codes

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  • 80230
  • 80231
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