Denver, Colorado |
Consolidated city-county |
City and County of Denver |
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Nickname(s): The Mile High City[1]
Queen City of the Plains[2]
Wall Street of the West[3] |

Location of Denver in Denver County, Colorado. |
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Coordinates: 39°45′43″N 104°52′52″WCoordinates: 39°45′43″N 104°52′52″W[4] |
Country |
United States |
State |
Colorado |
City and County |
Denver[5] |
Founded |
November 17, 1858, as Denver City, K.T.[6] |
Incorporated |
November 7, 1861, as Denver City, C.T.[7] |
Consolidated |
November 15, 1902, as the City and County of Denver |
Named for |
James W. Denver |
Government |
• Type |
Consolidated City and County[5] |
• Body |
Denver City Council |
• Mayor |
Michael Hancock (D)[8] |
Area[9] |
• Consolidated city-county |
154.97 sq mi (401.36 km2) |
• Land |
153.33 sq mi (397.13 km2) |
• Water |
1.63 sq mi (4.23 km2) 1.1% |
• Metro |
8,414.4 sq mi (21,793 km2) |
Elevation[10] |
5,130–5,690 ft (1,564–1,731 m) |
Population (2010)[11] |
• Consolidated city-county |
600,158 |
• Estimate (2017)[12] |
704,621 |
• Rank |
US: 19th |
• Density |
4,519.94/sq mi (1,745.15/km2) |
• Urban |
2,374,203 (US: 18th) |
• Metro |
2,814,330 (US: 19th) |
• CSA |
3,418,876 (US: 16th) |
Demonym(s) |
Denverite |
Time zone |
MST (UTC-7) |
• Summer (DST) |
MDT (UTC-6) |
ZIP codes |
80201–80212, 80214–80239, 80241, 80243–80244, 80246–80252, 80256–80266, 80271, 80273–80274, 80279–80281, 80290–80291, 80293–80295, 80299, 80012, 80014, 80022, 80033, 80123, 80127[13] |
Area code(s) |
303 and 720 |
FIPS code |
08-20000 |
GNIS feature ID |
0201738 |
Highways |
I-25, I-70, I-76, I-225, I-270, US 285, US 287, SH 2, SH 26, SH 30, SH 35, SH 83, SH 88, SH 95, SH 121, SH 177, SH 265, SH 470, E-470 |
Website |
denvergov.org |
Capital and most populous city of theState of Colorado
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