Welcome to Arvada ...

The city of Arvada is primarily located in Jefferson County<1>. A portion of Arvada extends into Adams County.

Arvada was established in 1858 and was incorporated August 24, 1904.

From Place Names in Colorado,<2> the origin of Arvada is described as "Named after Hiram Arvada Hoskins, brother-in-law of the founder B.F. Wadsworth."

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Arvada has a population of 122,051 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Arvada is 5,360 feet [1,634 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Arvada is 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Arvada lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Arvada: (303) and (720)<5>

The ZIP codes for Arvada: 80001-80007<6>

Websites for Arvada ...

Official Website: www.ci.arvada.co.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Arvada had an population of 122,051 people. This is an increase of 14.67% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 19.48% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Arvada had a population of 106,433 people (or 19.91% of the total population of Jefferson County). This makes Arvada the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Arvada represents 2.12% of the population of Colorado (which has 5,029,196 people), making it the state's 8th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 106,433 people, the population of Arvada increased 4.19% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 102,153 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Arvada.

Communities Also Named Arvada ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Arvada - it's located in Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Arvada.

Communities near Arvada ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Arvada.

• Denver
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
  • Denver is located in Denver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 735,538 people
  • Former names for Denver:
  • Auraina
  • Denver City
  • Montana City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denver <7>
• Aurora
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
  • Aurora is located in Arapahoe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 387,377 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <7>
• Lakewood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakewood have been provided by the GNIS.<8> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
  • Lakewood is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 157,429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakewood <7>
• Thornton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornton have been provided by the GNIS.<8> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
  • Thornton is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 148,113 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thornton <7>
• Centennial
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
  • Centennial is located in Arapahoe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centennial <7>
• Boulder
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder
  • Boulder is located in Boulder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 107,645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boulder <7>
• Broomfield
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<8> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomfield
  • Broomfield is located in Broomfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,236 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broomfield <7>
• Commerce City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commerce City have been provided by the GNIS.<8> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce City
  • Commerce City is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,317 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Commerce City <7>
• Littleton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
  • Littleton is located in Arapahoe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,000 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Littleton <7>
• Brighton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
  • Brighton is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,783 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brighton <7>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Arvada. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Arvada.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Arvada. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Arvada.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Arvada. Our list includes 7 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Arvada.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Arvada ...

Looking for more information about Arvada? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Arvada, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Arvada.

Adding Arvada to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Arvada in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Arvada was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<9>

From that list, the Arvada post office opened in 1871.

We also found Arvada in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Arvada.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Arvada: www.ci.arvada.co.us/

The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.co.us/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/