Colorado · Census place 0808400
Breckenridge, Colorado
Breckenridge is a town in Summit County, Colorado with an estimated 4,892 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 81st largest of 149 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 4,892
- #81 of 149 in Colorado
- Change since 2020
- -3.2%
- -164 people
- Land area
- 6.0 sq mi
- Density
- 810 / sq mi
- State median 1,848
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Breckenridge population, 2020 to 2024
Breckenridge lost 164 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -3.2%. In the latest year it moved by -62.
Breckenridge covers 6.04 square miles of land, for 810 people per square mile of land. The median Colorado place of 5,000+ has 1,848, so Breckenridge is less dense than the typical town.
What county Breckenridge is in
All of Breckenridge's residents live in Summit County, which had 30,882 residents in 2024. Breckenridge holds 15.8% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Breckenridge
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Breckenridge by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the town's land: 80424. 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 Breckenridge is
The Census internal point of Breckenridge is at 39.499500, -106.043200. Denver, the capital, is 58.7 miles ENE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Silverthorne, CO (5,220 people), 11.4 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Lakewood, CO, 51.1 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 39.499500, -106.043200
- DMS
- 39°29'58.20"N 106°02'35.52"W
- UTM
- 13N 410305.1E 4372728.4N
- Geohash
- 9xh8dyttq
- Plus code
- 85FMFXX4+RP
Daylight in Breckenridge
At 39.50° N, Breckenridge gets about 14 h 58 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 23 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 35 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Breckenridge
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Colorado, measured between internal points. The closest is Frisco, 6.0 miles away, with 2,732 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Breckenridge, CO?
4,892 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 164 (3.2%) from 5,056 in July 2020.
What county is Breckenridge in?
Summit County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Breckenridge?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 80424.
How far is Breckenridge from Denver?
58.7 miles (94.5 km) in a straight line, heading ENE from Breckenridge.
What is the nearest larger city to Breckenridge?
Silverthorne, CO, with 5,220 residents, 11.4 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.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.