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Welcome to Rainbow Ridge ...

Rainbow Ridge is located in Jefferson County<1>.

Rainbow Ridge is 5,510 feet [1,679 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Rainbow Ridge is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Rainbow Ridge: 303, 720 & 983<3>

Communities Also Named Rainbow Ridge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Rainbow Ridge - they are located in Indiana and Virginia.

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

Communities near Rainbow Ridge ...

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

  • Denver
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Denver is located in Denver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
    • 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 <4>
  • Aurora
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Aurora is located in Arapahoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 387,377 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <4>
  • Lakewood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Thornton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Westminster
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Boulder
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Broomfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Commerce City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Littleton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Northglenn
    (11 miles [17.7 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 Rainbow Ridge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rainbow Ridge.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rainbow Ridge ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rainbow Ridge - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Rainbow Ridge area will be assigned with one of these codes: 303, 720 or 983. As a result, placing a call in the Rainbow Ridge area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.