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Welcome to Waterton ...

Waterton is located in Jefferson County<1>.

Waterton is 5,470 feet [1,667 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Waterton is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

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

Communities Also Named Waterton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Waterton - they are located in Georgia, Ontario and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Waterton ...

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

  • Denver
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • Lakewood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Centennial
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Castle Rock
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Parker
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Littleton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Englewood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Wheat Ridge
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Golden
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Golden is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,347 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden <4>
  • Greenwood Village
    (12 miles [19.3 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 Waterton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Waterton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Waterton ...

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

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