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Welcome to Ara ...

Ara is located in Boulder County<1>.

Ara is 5,260 feet [1,603 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Ara is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Ara: 303, 720 & 983<3>

Communities Also Named Ara ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Ara - it's located in Louisiana.

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

Communities near Ara ...

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

  • Thornton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Arvada
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Arvada is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arvada
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 121,936 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arvada <4>
  • Westminster
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Longmont
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Broomfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Northglenn
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Wheat Ridge
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Erie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Erie is located in Boulder County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,318 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <4>
  • Lafayette
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Golden
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Golden is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,347 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ara ...

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

Adding Ara to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ara 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 (so far) for Ara was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ara.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Boulder, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ara - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 303 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 720 or 983. New phone numbers in the Ara area will be assigned with one of these codes: 303, 720 or 983. As a result, placing a call in the Ara area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.