Welcome to Homestead ...

Homestead is located in Jefferson County<1>.

The location of Homestead has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

When the people of Homestead refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Homesteader<3>

Homestead is 7,400 feet [2,256 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Homestead is about 1½ mile [or 2¼ km] above sea level.

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

Telephone area codes for Homestead: (303) & (720)<5>

Communities Also Named Homestead ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 39 communities that are also named Homestead - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, California (6), Florida (2), Georgia (2), Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Manitoba, Maryland, Michigan (2), Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, North Carolina (2), Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee (2), Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Homestead ...

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

• Denver
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
• Arvada
  (18 miles [29 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>
• Centennial
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • 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 <6>
• Littleton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Englewood
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Wheat Ridge
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Ridge
  • Wheat Ridge is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheat Ridge <6>
• Golden
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
  • Golden is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,347 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden <6>
• Greenwood Village
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
  • Greenwood Village is located in Arapahoe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,907 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood Village <6>
• Lone Tree
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree
  • Lone Tree is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,614 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lone Tree <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 Homestead. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Homestead.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Homestead. See our Newspapers Page for Homestead.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Homestead ...

Looking for more information about Homestead? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Homestead, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Homestead.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Homestead. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

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