Welcome to Golden ...

The city of Golden is located in Jefferson County<1> and is the County Seat for Jefferson County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Golden, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1876.

The city was incorporated January 2, 1871.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Golden has a population of 20,434 people<2> (see below for details).

Golden is 5,780 feet [1,762 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Golden is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Area codes for Golden: (303) & (720)<4>

The ZIP codes for Golden: 80401-80403, 80419<5>

Websites for Golden ...

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

Chamber of Commerce:   www.goldencochamber.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Golden had an population of 20,434 people. This is an increase of 8.31% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 19.09% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Golden had a population of 18,867 people. This makes Golden the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Golden represents 0.38% of the total population of Colorado (which has 5,029,196 people), making it the state's 28th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 18,867 people, the population of Golden increased 9.95% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 17,159 people).

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

Communities Also Named Golden ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 32 communities that are also named Golden - they are located in Alaska, British Columbia, Florida, Georgia (2), Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (2), Michigan (4), Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma (2), Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas (2), Washington and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Golden ...

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

• Denver
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • 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 <6>
• Lakewood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakewood have been provided by the GNIS.<7> 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 <6>
• Thornton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornton have been provided by the GNIS.<7> 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 <6>
• Arvada
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arvada
  • Arvada is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 121,936 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arvada <6>
• Westminster
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
  • Westminster is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 115,046 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westminster <6>
• Boulder
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • 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 <6>
• Broomfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<7> 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 <6>
• Littleton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <6>
• Northglenn
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northglenn have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northglenn
  • Northglenn is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,845 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northglenn <6>
• Englewood
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
  • Englewood is located in Arapahoe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,099 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Englewood <6>

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 Golden. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Golden.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Golden. 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 Golden.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Golden. Our list includes 11 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Golden.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Golden ...

Looking for more information about Golden? 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 Golden, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Golden.

Adding Golden to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Golden 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 Golden was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Golden post office opened in 1876.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Golden.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Golden: www.ci.golden.co.us/

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

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