Welcome to Littleton ...

The city of Littleton is primarily located in Arapahoe County<1> and is the County Seat for Arapahoe County. A portion of Littleton extends into Jefferson County and Douglas County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Littleton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1869.

The city was incorporated March 13, 1890.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Littleton has a population of 45,616 people<2> (see below for details).

Littleton is 5,410 feet [1,649 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Littleton is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

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

The ZIP codes for Littleton: 80120-80128, 80160-80163, 80165-80166<5>

Websites for Littleton ...

Official Website: www.littletongov.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Littleton had an population of 45,616 people. This is an increase of 9.29% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 13.08% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Littleton had a population of 41,737 people (which is 7.26% of the total population of Arapahoe County). This makes Littleton the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Littleton represents 0.83% of the total population of Colorado (which has 5,029,196 people), making it the state's 20th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 41,737 people, the population of Littleton increased 3.46% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 40,340 people).

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

Communities Also Named Littleton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Littleton - they are located in Alabama (2), Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Maine, Manitoba, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Utah, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Littleton ...

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

• Denver
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • 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
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Lakewood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakewood have been provided by the GNIS.<7> 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 <6>
• Arvada
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • 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 <6>
• Westminster
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • 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 <6>
• Centennial
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • 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
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Parker
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
  • Parker is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,673 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parker <6>
• Wheat Ridge
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Ridge
  • Wheat Ridge is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheat Ridge <6>
• Golden
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
  • Golden is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,347 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden <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 Littleton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Littleton.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Littleton. Our list includes 21 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Littleton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Littleton ...

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

Adding Littleton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Littleton post office opened in 1869.

We also found Littleton in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Littleton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Littleton: www.littletongov.org/

The official website for Arapahoe County: www.co.arapahoe.co.us/

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