Welcome to Mountain View ...

The town of Mountain View is located in Jefferson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mountain View, you might get a feel for its founding by knowing that they incorporated October 11, 1904.

A typical abbreviation for Mountain View: Mountain Vw.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Mountain View has a population of 551 people<3> (see below for details).

Mountain View is 5,380 feet [1,640 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Mountain View is 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Mountain View had an population of 551 people. This is an increase of 8.68% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 3.16% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Mountain View had a population of 507 people. This makes Mountain View the county's 7th most populous community.

The population of Mountain View represents 0.01% of the population of Colorado (which has 5,029,196 people), making it the state's 195th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 507 people, the population of Mountain View decreased 10.9% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 569 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Mountain View.

Communities Also Named Mountain View ...

While we believe that this Mountain View is located in Jefferson County, we know of another 3 Colorado communities named Mountain View. Those communities are located in the following counties: El Paso, Larimer and Montrose County.

Beyond Colorado, there are 74 communities that are also named Mountain View - they are located in Alabama (2), Alaska, Alberta, Arizona (2), Arkansas, California (6), Georgia (2), Hawaii, Idaho, Maryland (2), Missouri (2), Montana (2), Nevada (2), New Brunswick, New Jersey, New Mexico (2), New York (2), North Carolina (7), Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania, Quebec (2), South Carolina, Tennessee (4), Texas (3), Utah, Virginia (11), Washington (2), West Virginia and Wyoming (2).

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

Communities near Mountain View ...

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

• 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>
• Lakewood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
• Thornton
  (11 miles [17.7 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>
• Westminster
  (4 miles [6.4 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
  (16 miles [25.7 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
  (12 miles [19.3 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
  (15 miles [24.1 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
  (11 miles [17.7 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>
• Brighton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
  • Brighton is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,783 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brighton <6>
• Northglenn
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mountain View ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mountain View. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

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