Colorado · Census place 0806255

Berthoud, Colorado

Berthoud is a town in 2 counties of Colorado with an estimated 13,648 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 44th largest of 149 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
13,648
#44 of 149 in Colorado
Change since 2020
+28.6%
+3,037 people
Land area
13.0 sq mi
+ 0.13 sq mi water
Density
1,050 / sq mi
State median 1,848
Orange pin: Berthoud. Shaded: counties it spans. Dark pin: Denver.

Berthoud population, 2020 to 2024

Berthoud added 3,037 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +28.6%. In the latest year it moved by +389. Among 79 Colorado places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 5th; the median place changed by +3.0%. The median place of 5,000+ in Colorado has 14,061 people, so Berthoud is 97% of it.

10.6k202011.7k202112.7k202213.3k202313.6k2024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 10,335. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Berthoud covers 13.00 square miles of land and 0.13 of water, for 1,050 people per square mile of land. The median Colorado place of 5,000+ has 1,848, so Berthoud is less dense than the typical town.

The 2 counties Berthoud spans

Berthoud crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 13,648 residents as follows; Larimer County holds 98.1% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

  1. 01Larimer County13,386
  2. 02Weld County262
Residents inside each county, Census Vintage 2024 county-part estimates (SUMLEV 157).

ZIP codes in Berthoud

2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Berthoud by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the town's land: 80513, 80534. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a town that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where Berthoud is

The Census internal point of Berthoud is at 40.284700, -104.965500. Denver, the capital, is 37.7 miles S in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Johnstown, CO (20,639 people), 3.2 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Greeley, CO, 13.6 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
40.284700, -104.965500
DMS
40°17'4.92"N 104°57'55.80"W
UTM
13N 502932.6E 4459357.5N
Geohash
9xjm5mw7q
Plus code
85GQ72MM+VQ

Daylight in Berthoud

At 40.28° N, Berthoud gets about 15 h 03 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 18 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 45 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Berthoud

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Colorado, measured between internal points. The closest is Johnstown, 3.3 miles away, with 20,639 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Berthoud, CO?

13,648 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 3,037 (28.6%) from 10,611 in July 2020.

What county is Berthoud in?

It spans 2 counties: Larimer County (13,386 residents), Weld County (262 residents).

What ZIP codes cover Berthoud?

2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 80513, 80534.

How far is Berthoud from Denver?

37.7 miles (60.7 km) in a straight line, heading S from Berthoud.

What is the nearest larger city to Berthoud?

Johnstown, CO, with 20,639 residents, 3.2 miles away between internal points.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  3. 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
  4. 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.