Colorado · Census place 0826270
Federal Heights, Colorado
Federal Heights is a city in Adams County, Colorado with an estimated 13,971 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 41st largest of 149 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 13,971
- #41 of 149 in Colorado
- Change since 2020
- -2.9%
- -424 people
- Land area
- 1.8 sq mi
- Density
- 7,849 / sq mi
- State median 1,848
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Federal Heights population, 2020 to 2024
Federal Heights lost 424 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -2.9%. In the latest year it moved by -42. Among 79 Colorado places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 76th; the median place changed by +3.0%. The median place of 5,000+ in Colorado has 14,061 people, so Federal Heights is 99% of it.
Federal Heights covers 1.78 square miles of land, for 7,849 people per square mile of land. The median Colorado place of 5,000+ has 1,848, so Federal Heights is denser than the typical town.
What county Federal Heights is in
All of Federal Heights's residents live in Adams County, which had 542,973 residents in 2024. Federal Heights holds 2.6% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Federal Heights
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Federal Heights by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 80260. 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 Federal Heights is
The Census internal point of Federal Heights is at 39.865000, -105.015300. Denver, the capital, is 8.9 miles S in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Westminster, CO (115,302 people), 2.7 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 39.865000, -105.015300
- DMS
- 39°51'54.00"N 105°00'55.08"W
- UTM
- 13N 498691.4E 4412773.8N
- Geohash
- 9xj6f34nq
- Plus code
- 85FPVX8M+2V
Daylight in Federal Heights
At 39.87° N, Federal Heights gets about 15 h 00 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 21 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 40 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Federal Heights
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Colorado, measured between internal points. The closest is Westminster, 2.7 miles away, with 115,302 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Federal Heights, CO?
13,971 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 424 (2.9%) from 14,395 in July 2020.
What county is Federal Heights in?
Adams County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Federal Heights?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 80260.
How far is Federal Heights from Denver?
8.9 miles (14.2 km) in a straight line, heading S from Federal Heights.
What is the nearest larger city to Federal Heights?
Westminster, CO, with 115,302 residents, 2.7 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.