Welcome to Lyons ...

The town of Lyons is located in Boulder County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lyons, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Lyons has a population of 2,058 people<2> (see below for details).

Lyons is 5,340 feet [1,628 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Lyons is 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

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

The ZIP code for Lyons: 80540<5>

Websites for Lyons ...

Official Website: www.townoflyons.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lyons had an population of 2,058 people. This is an increase of 1.23% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 29.84% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lyons had a population of 2,033 people. This makes Lyons the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of Lyons represents 0.04% of the population of Colorado (which has 5,029,196 people), making it the state's 112nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,033 people, the population of Lyons increased 28.26% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,585 people).

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

Communities Also Named Lyons ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 36 communities that are also named Lyons - they are located in Florida, Georgia (3), Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa (2), Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Michigan (2), Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2), Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Lyons ...

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

• Boulder
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder
  • Boulder is located in Boulder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 107,645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boulder <6>
• Longmont
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longmont
  • Longmont is located in Boulder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 98,445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longmont <6>
• Loveland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loveland have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland
  • Loveland is located in Larimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 83,517 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loveland <6>
• Erie
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erie have been provided by the GNIS.<7> 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
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lafayette have been provided by the GNIS.<7> 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>
• Louisville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
  • Louisville is located in Boulder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,060 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <6>
• Firestone
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Firestone have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firestone
  • Firestone is located in Weld County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Firestone <6>
• Frederick
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frederick have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
  • Frederick is located in Weld County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,515 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederick <6>
• Berthoud
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berthoud
  • Berthoud is located in Larimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,806 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berthoud <6>
• Estes Park
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estes Park have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes Park
  • Estes Park is located in Larimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Estes Park <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 Lyons. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lyons.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lyons. Our list includes 8 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Lyons.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lyons ...

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

Adding Lyons to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lyons 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 Lyons was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Lyons on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1939.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lyons.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Lyons: www.townoflyons.com/

The official website for Boulder County: www.co.boulder.co.us/

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