Welcome to Edgewater ...

The city of Edgewater is located in Jefferson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Edgewater, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

The city was incorporated November 5, 1904.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Edgewater has a population of 5,429 people<3> (see below for details).

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

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

Telephone area codes for Edgewater: (303) & (720)<5>

Websites for Edgewater ...

Official Website: www.edgewaterco.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Edgewater had an population of 5,429 people. This is an increase of 5.01% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 0.29% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Edgewater had a population of 5,170 people. This makes Edgewater the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of Edgewater represents 0.1% of the population of Colorado (which has 5,029,196 people), making it the state's 73rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 5,170 people, the population of Edgewater decreased 5.05% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 5,445 people).

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

Communities Also Named Edgewater ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 31 communities that are also named Edgewater - they are located in Alabama, British Columbia, Delaware, Florida (3), Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland (2), Michigan (2), New Jersey, New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia (3), Washington (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Edgewater ...

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

• Aurora
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Thornton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <6>
• Centennial
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Broomfield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • 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 <6>
• Commerce City
  (16 miles [25.7 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 <6>
• Littleton
  (9 miles [14.5 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 <6>
• Northglenn
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northglenn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northglenn
  • Northglenn is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,845 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northglenn <6>
• Englewood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Erie
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
  • Erie is located in Boulder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,318 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <6>
• Lafayette
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lafayette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
  • Lafayette is located in Boulder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,579 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lafayette <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 Edgewater. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Edgewater.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Edgewater ...

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

Adding Edgewater to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Edgewater 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 Edgewater was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Edgewater post office opened in 1892.

We also found Edgewater on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Colorado (1947).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Edgewater.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Edgewater: www.edgewaterco.com/

The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.co.us/

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