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Welcome to Wheat Ridge ...

The city of Wheat Ridge is located in Jefferson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wheat Ridge, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1913.

The city was incorporated August 20, 1969.

A typical abbreviation for Wheat Ridge: Wheat Rdg. (or less commonly used: Wheat Rdge. or Wheat Ridg.)

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Wheat Ridge has a population of 31,971 people<2> (see below for details).

Wheat Ridge is 5,350 feet [1,631 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Wheat Ridge is 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Wheat Ridge: 303 & 720<4>

The ZIP codes for Wheat Ridge: 80033-80034<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Wheat Ridge had an population of 31,971 people. This is an increase of 5.98% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 2.86% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Wheat Ridge had a population of 30,166 people (which is 5.63% of the total population of Jefferson County). This makes Wheat Ridge the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Wheat Ridge represents 0.6% of the total population of Colorado (which has 5,029,196 people), making it the state's 24th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 30,166 people, the population of Wheat Ridge decreased 8.35% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 32,913 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Wheat Ridge.

Communities Also Named Wheat Ridge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Wheat Ridge - they are located in Ohio and Utah.

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

Websites for Wheat Ridge ...

Official Website: www.ci.wheatridge.co.us/

Communities near Wheat Ridge ...

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

  • Aurora
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Thornton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornton have been provided by the GNIS.<7> 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>
  • Centennial
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Boulder
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • 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.<7> 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
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commerce City have been provided by the GNIS.<7> 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)
  • Northglenn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northglenn have been provided by the GNIS.<7> 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>
  • Englewood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Erie
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erie have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
    • Erie is located in Boulder County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,318 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <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 Wheat Ridge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wheat Ridge.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wheat Ridge ...

Looking for more information about Wheat 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Wheat Ridge, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Wheat Ridge.

Adding Wheat Ridge to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wheat Ridge 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 for Wheat Ridge was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

X2X - From that list, the Wheat Ridge post office opened in 1913.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wheat Ridge.

The official website for Wheat Ridge: www.ci.wheatridge.co.us/

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

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

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>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Wheat Ridge.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wheat Ridge - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 the 720 area code. New phone numbers in the Wheat Ridge area will be assigned with one of these codes: 303 or 720. As a result, placing a call in the Wheat Ridge area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Wheat Ridge). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Wheat Ridge or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).

Our list of ZIP Codes for Wheat Ridge includes: 80033 & 80034.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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