Welcome to Palos Verdes ...

Palos Verdes is located in Arapahoe County<1>.

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

Palos Verdes is 5,610 feet [1,710 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Palos Verdes is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

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

Communities near Palos Verdes ...

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

• Denver
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <5>
• Aurora
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Lakewood
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <5>
• Arvada
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <5>
• Westminster
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <5>
• Castle Rock
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
  • Castle Rock is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,567 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castle Rock <5>
• Parker
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
  • Parker is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,673 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parker <5>
• Littleton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • 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 <5>
• Englewood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <5>
• Wheat Ridge
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Palos Verdes ...

Looking for more information about Palos Verdes? 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 Palos Verdes, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Palos Verdes.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Arapahoe County: www.co.arapahoe.co.us/

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