Wheat Ridge

Also known as Wheat Ridge, Colorado, Wheatridge, Colorado, Wheatridge, Wheat Ridge, CO

city in Jefferson County, Colorado, USA

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Colorado
County: Jefferson County
City: Wheat Ridge
Incorporated: June 17, 1969
Total: 9.58 sq mi (24.8 km )
Land: 9.34 sq mi (24.2 km )
Water: 0.24 sq mi (0.62 km )
Elevation: 5,459 ft (1,664 m)
Density: 3,470/sq mi (1,340/km )
Time zone: UTC−7 ( MST )
Summer dst: UTC−6 ( MDT )
Zip codes: 80212, 80214, 80215, 80033, 80034
Area codes: 303 , 720
Fips code: 08-84440
Website: www .ci .wheatridge .co .us

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Wheat Ridge
Population: 32398
Area: 24.727368
Elevation: 5459
Official website: www.ci.wheatridge.co.us
Image: Queen of Vietnamese Martyrs Catholic Church in Wheat Ridge Colorado.jpg
Households: 14264

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postal code: 80034
Commons category: Wheat Ridge, Colorado
inception: 1859-00-00
water as percent of area: 2.5576
P8168: Čurug
water area: 0.632436
per capita income: 40375

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Article

The City of Wheat Ridge is a home rule municipality in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. Wheat Ridge is located immediately west of Denver and is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Wheat Ridge Municipal Center is approximately 5 miles (8 km) west-northwest of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver. The city had a population of 32,398 as of the 2020 Census.

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