Welcome to Adams City ...

Adams City is located in Adams County<1>.

The location of Adams City has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Adams City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1923.

Adams City is 5,130 feet [1,564 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Adams City is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

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

Communities near Adams City ...

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

• Denver
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
  (8 miles [12.9 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 <5>
• Lakewood
  (13 miles [20.9 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 <5>
• Thornton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
  • Thornton is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 148,113 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thornton <5>
• Arvada
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • 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
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Centennial
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • 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 <5>
• Broomfield
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomfield
  • Broomfield is located in Broomfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,236 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broomfield <5>
• Commerce City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Littleton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • 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>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Adams City ...

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

Adding Adams City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Adams City 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 Adams City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Adams City post office opened in 1923.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Adams City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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

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