Welcome to Parker ...

The town of Parker is located in Douglas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Parker, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

The town was incorporated in May 1981.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Parker has a population of 57,309 people<2> (see below for details).

Parker is 5,840 feet [1,780 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Parker is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Area codes for Parker: (303) and (720)<4>

The ZIP codes for Parker: 80134, 80138<5>

Websites for Parker ...

Official Website: www.parkeronline.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Parker had an population of 57,309 people. This is an increase of 26.52% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 143.27% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Parker had a population of 45,297 people (or 15.87% of the total population of Douglas County). This makes Parker the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Parker represents 0.9% of the population of Colorado (which has 5,029,196 people), making it the state's 19th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 45,297 people, the population of Parker increased 92.28% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 23,558 people).

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

Communities Also Named Parker ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 41 communities that are also named Parker - they are located in Alabama (4), Arizona (2), Florida (2), Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas (2), Michigan, Missouri (2), Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina (2), Oklahoma (2), Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Quebec, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee (3), Texas (3), Utah, Virginia and Washington.

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

Communities near Parker ...

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

• Denver
  (19 miles [30.6 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 <6>
• Aurora
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Centennial
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Castle Rock
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <6>
• Littleton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 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 <6>
• Greenwood Village
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<7> 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>
• Castle Pines
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Pines
  • Castle Pines is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castle Pines <6>
• Castle Pines North
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Pines North have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Pines North
  • Castle Pines North is located in Douglas County
  • Estimated population in 2011: 10,602 people
• Cherry Hills Village
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hills Village
  • Cherry Hills Village is located in Arapahoe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherry Hills Village <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 Parker. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Parker.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Parker. Our list includes 7 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Parker.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Parker ...

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

Adding Parker to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Parker post office opened in 1882.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Parker.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Parker: www.parkeronline.org/

The official website for Douglas County: www.douglas.co.us/

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