Welcome to Northglenn ...

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

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Northglenn, you might get a feel for its founding by knowing that they incorporated April 19, 1969.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Northglenn has a population of 39,187 people<3> (see below for details).

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

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

Telephone area codes for Northglenn: (303) and (720)<5>

Websites for Northglenn ...

Official Website: www.northglenn.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Northglenn had an population of 39,187 people. This is an increase of 9.49% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 24.11% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Northglenn had a population of 35,789 people (which is 8.1% of the total population of Adams County). This makes Northglenn the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Northglenn represents 0.71% of the total population of Colorado (which has 5,029,196 people), making it the state's 21st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 35,789 people, the population of Northglenn increased 13.35% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 31,575 people).

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

Communities near Northglenn ...

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

• Denver
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Aurora
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <6>
• Lakewood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
  (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 <6>
• Longmont
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Commerce City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commerce City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <6>
• Brighton
  (10 miles [16.1 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 <6>
• Englewood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • 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 Northglenn. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Northglenn.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Northglenn ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Northglenn: www.northglenn.org/

The official website for Adams County: www.co.adams.co.us/

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