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Welcome to Thunderbird Estates ...

Thunderbird Estates is located in Arapahoe County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Thunderbird Estates: Thunderbird Ests.

Thunderbird Estates is 5,570 feet [1,698 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Thunderbird Estates is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

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

Communities near Thunderbird Estates ...

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

  • Denver
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • 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
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • 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
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Thornton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Westminster
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Centennial
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Commerce City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Parker
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Littleton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Brighton
    (19 miles [30.6 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 Thunderbird Estates. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Thunderbird Estates.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thunderbird Estates ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Arapahoe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Thunderbird Estates - 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 Thunderbird Estates area will be assigned with one of these codes: 303, 720 or 983. As a result, placing a call in the Thunderbird Estates 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.