| 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 |
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Capital and most populous city of theState of Colorado
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