Colorado · Census place 0830835

Golden, Colorado

Golden is a city in Jefferson County, Colorado with an estimated 20,151 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 33rd largest of 149 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024: 20,151; #33 of 149 in Colorado
Change since 2020: -1.2%; -248 people
Land area: 9.6 sq mi; + 0.09 sq mi water
Density: 2,090 / sq mi; State median 1,848

Orange pin: Golden. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Denver.

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Golden population, 2020 to 2024

Golden lost 248 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -1.2%. In the latest year it moved by -132. Among 79 Colorado places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 62nd; the median place changed by +3.0%. The median place of 5,000+ in Colorado has 14,061 people, so Golden is 1.4 times that size.

July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 20,415. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Golden covers 9.64 square miles of land and 0.09 of water, for 2,090 people per square mile of land. The median Colorado place of 5,000+ has 1,848, so Golden is denser than the typical town.

What county Golden is in

All of Golden's residents live in Jefferson County, which had 578,533 residents in 2024. Golden holds 3.5% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Golden

3 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Golden by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 80401, 80403, 80419. 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 Golden is

The Census internal point of Golden is at 39.742500, -105.210600. Denver, the capital, is 12.0 miles E in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Lakewood, CO (156,868 people), 5.8 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal: 39.742500, -105.210600
DMS: 39°44'33.00"N 105°12'38.16"W
UTM: 13N 481955.9E 4399199.1N
Geohash: 9xj4jfguz
Plus code: 85FPPQVQ+2Q

Daylight in Golden

At 39.74° N, Golden gets about 14 h 59 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 21 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 38 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Golden

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Colorado, measured between internal points. The closest is Lakewood, 5.8 miles away, with 156,868 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Golden, CO?

20,151 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 248 (1.2%) from 20,399 in July 2020.

What county is Golden in?

Jefferson County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover Golden?

3 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 80401, 80403, 80419.

How far is Golden from Denver?

12.0 miles (19.3 km) in a straight line, heading E from Golden.

What is the nearest larger city to Golden?

Lakewood, CO, with 156,868 residents, 5.8 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.

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