Colorado · Census place 0808675
Brighton, Colorado
Brighton is a city in 2 counties of Colorado with an estimated 43,473 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 21st largest of 149 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 43,473
- #21 of 149 in Colorado
- Change since 2020
- +7.9%
- +3,179 people
- Land area
- 21.7 sq mi
- + 0.26 sq mi water
- Density
- 2,002 / sq mi
- State median 1,848
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Brighton population, 2020 to 2024
Brighton added 3,179 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +7.9%. In the latest year it moved by +813. Among 79 Colorado places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 19th; the median place changed by +3.0%. The median place of 5,000+ in Colorado has 14,061 people, so Brighton is 3.1 times that size.
Brighton covers 21.72 square miles of land and 0.26 of water, for 2,002 people per square mile of land. The median Colorado place of 5,000+ has 1,848, so Brighton is close to the typical town.
The 2 counties Brighton spans
Brighton crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 43,473 residents as follows; Adams County holds 98.9% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
- 01Adams County43,014
- 02Weld County459
ZIP codes in Brighton
2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Brighton by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 80601, 80603. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.
Where Brighton is
The Census internal point of Brighton is at 39.965700, -104.794200. Denver, the capital, is 18.6 miles SSW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Commerce City, CO (70,245 people), 5.7 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Thornton, CO, 8.4 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 39.965700, -104.794200
- DMS
- 39°57'56.52"N 104°47'39.12"W
- UTM
- 13N 517575.8E 4423970.5N
- Geohash
- 9xj7r7e1n
- Plus code
- 85FQX684+78
Daylight in Brighton
At 39.97° N, Brighton gets about 15 h 01 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 20 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 41 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Brighton
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Colorado, measured between internal points. The closest is Lochbuie, 4.7 miles away, with 8,599 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Brighton, CO?
43,473 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 3,179 (7.9%) from 40,294 in July 2020.
What county is Brighton in?
It spans 2 counties: Adams County (43,014 residents), Weld County (459 residents).
What ZIP codes cover Brighton?
2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 80601, 80603.
How far is Brighton from Denver?
18.6 miles (30.0 km) in a straight line, heading SSW from Brighton.
What is the nearest larger city to Brighton?
Commerce City, CO, with 70,245 residents, 5.7 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.