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Welcome to Spivak ...

Spivak is located in Jefferson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Spivak, you might consider that their post office opened in 1928.

Spivak is 5,400 feet [1,646 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Spivak is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

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

Communities near Spivak ...

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

  • Denver
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • 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
    (12 miles [19.3 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>
  • Thornton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Arvada
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Arvada is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arvada
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 121,936 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arvada <4>
  • Westminster
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Centennial
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Broomfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Commerce City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Littleton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Northglenn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spivak ...

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

Adding Spivak to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Spivak 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 Spivak was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Spivak post office opened in 1928. The Spivak post office closed in 1966.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Spivak.

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 Spivak - 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 Spivak area will be assigned with one of these codes: 303, 720 or 983. As a result, placing a call in the Spivak 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.
<5>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/