Welcome to Jamestown ...

The town of Jamestown is located in Boulder County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jamestown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1867.

The town was incorporated June 22, 1883.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Jamestown has a population of 255 people<2> (see below for details).

Jamestown is 7,080 feet [2,158 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Jamestown is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

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

Telephone area codes for Jamestown: (303) and (720)<4>

The ZIP code for Jamestown: 80455<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Jamestown had an population of 255 people. This is a decrease of 6.93% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 24.39% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Jamestown had a population of 274 people. This makes Jamestown the county's 8th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 274 people, the population of Jamestown increased 33.66% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 205 people).

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

Communities Also Named Jamestown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 68 communities that are also named Jamestown - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), California, Florida, Georgia (4), Idaho (2), Illinois (3), Indiana (3), Iowa (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan (2), Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nebraska, Nevada (2), New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (5), Oklahoma, Ontario (3), Pennsylvania (3), Rhode Island, South Carolina (3), Tennessee (4), Texas (4), Utah (2), Virginia (2), Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Jamestown ...

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

• Boulder
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Longmont
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longmont
  • Longmont is located in Boulder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 98,445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longmont <6>
• Erie
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erie have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
  • Erie is located in Boulder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,318 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <6>
• Lafayette
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lafayette have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
  • Lafayette is located in Boulder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,579 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lafayette <6>
• Louisville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
  • Louisville is located in Boulder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,060 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <6>
• Superior
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Superior have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
  • Superior is located in Boulder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,413 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Superior <6>
• Estes Park
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estes Park have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes Park
  • Estes Park is located in Larimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Estes Park <6>
• Lyons
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
  • Lyons is located in Boulder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,058 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <6>
• Nederland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nederland
  • Nederland is located in Boulder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
  • Former names for Nederland:
  • Browns Crossing
  • Dayton
  • Middle Boulder
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nederland <6>
• Ward
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ward have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
  • Ward is located in Boulder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ward <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 Jamestown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jamestown.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jamestown ...

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

Adding Jamestown to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Jamestown post office opened in 1867.

We also found Jamestown in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jamestown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Boulder County: www.co.boulder.co.us/

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