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Welcome to Firestone ...

The town of Firestone is located in Weld County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Firestone, you might consider that their post office opened in 1907.

The town was incorporated October 8, 1908.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Firestone has a population of 14,039 people<2> (see below for details).

Firestone is 4,910 feet [1,497 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Firestone is about 1 mile [or 1½ km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Firestone: 303, 720 & 983<4>

The ZIP code for Firestone: 80520<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Firestone had an population of 14,039 people. This is an increase of 38.36% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 635.8% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Firestone had a population of 10,147 people. This makes Firestone the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Firestone represents 0.2% of the population of Colorado (which has 5,029,196 people), making it the state's 44th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 10,147 people, the population of Firestone increased 431.81% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,908 people).

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

Communities Also Named Firestone ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Firestone - they are located in Alabama, California, Georgia, Nebraska and North Carolina (2).

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

Websites for Firestone ...

Official Website: www.ci.firestone.co.us/

Communities near Firestone ...

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

  • Thornton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Longmont
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Loveland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Broomfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Commerce City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Brighton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Northglenn
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Erie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 <6>
  • Lafayette
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Evans
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Firestone ...

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

Adding Firestone to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Firestone post office opened in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Firestone.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Weld, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Firestone.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Firestone - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 Firestone area will be assigned with one of these codes: 303, 720 or 983. As a result, placing a call in the Firestone area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a town (such as Firestone). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Firestone or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/