Wheat Ridge, Colorado
Wheat Ridge, Colorado | |
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| City of Wheat Ridge | |
Wheat Ridge Municipal Building | |
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Location of the City of Wheat Ridge in Jefferson County, Colorado. | |
Wheat Ridge Location of the City of Wheat Ridge in the United States. | |
| Coordinates: 39°45′58″N 105°04′38″W / 39.76611°N 105.07722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Jefferson County |
| City | Wheat Ridge |
| Incorporated | June 17, 1969 |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.58 sq mi (24.8 km2) |
| • Land | 9.34 sq mi (24.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.24 sq mi (0.62 km2) |
| Elevation | 5,459 ft (1,664 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 32,398 |
| • Density | 3,470/sq mi (1,340/km2) |
| 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 |
| GNIS feature ID | 202840 |
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| Website | www |
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.