Commerce City, Colorado

Commerce City, Colorado
City of Commerce City
Commerce City Civic Center at 60th Avenue and Trenton Street
Location of the City of Commerce City in Adams County, Colorado
Commerce City
Location of the City of Commerce City, Colorado.
Commerce City
Commerce City (Colorado)
Coordinates: 39°48′30″N 104°56′02″W / 39.8083°N 104.9339°W / 39.8083; -104.9339 (Commerce City, Colorado)
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountyAdams
Incorporated as townDecember 12, 1952, as Town of Commerce Town
Incorporated as city1962 as City of Commerce City
Government
 • Typehome rule city
 • MayorSteve Douglas
Area
 • Total
36.399 sq mi (94.273 km2)
 • Land36.002 sq mi (93.246 km2)
 • Water0.397 sq mi (1.027 km2)
Elevation
5,164 ft (1,574 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
62,418
 • Density1,734/sq mi (670/km2)
 • Metro
2,963,821 (19th)
 • CSA
3,623,560 (17th)
 • Front Range
5,055,344
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP code
80022 & 80037 (PO Box)
Area codes303/720/983
GNIS place ID184666
GNIS city ID2410212
FIPS code08-16495
Major highways

Websitewww.c3gov.com

Commerce City is a home rule city located in Adams County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 62,418 at the 2020 United States census, a 35.95% increase since the 2010 United States census. Commerce City is the 18th most populous municipality in Colorado. Commerce City is located north of Denver and is a part of the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor.

Commerce City is known for being the home of the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge with its only entrance located in the city. Dick's Sporting Goods Park, a premier soccer stadium facility in Commerce City, hosts the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer.