Colorado · Census place 0839855

Johnstown, Colorado

Johnstown is a town in 2 counties of Colorado with an estimated 20,639 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 32nd largest of 149 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
20,639
#32 of 149 in Colorado
Change since 2020
+18.8%
+3,272 people
Land area
15.6 sq mi
+ 0.09 sq mi water
Density
1,325 / sq mi
State median 1,848
Orange pin: Johnstown. Shaded: counties it spans. Dark pin: Denver.

Johnstown population, 2020 to 2024

Johnstown added 3,272 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +18.8%. In the latest year it moved by +1,125. Among 79 Colorado places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 11th; the median place changed by +3.0%. The median place of 5,000+ in Colorado has 14,061 people, so Johnstown is 1.5 times that size.

17.4k202018.2k202118.6k202219.5k202320.6k2024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 17,327. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Johnstown covers 15.58 square miles of land and 0.09 of water, for 1,325 people per square mile of land. The median Colorado place of 5,000+ has 1,848, so Johnstown is less dense than the typical town.

The 2 counties Johnstown spans

Johnstown crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 20,639 residents as follows; Weld County holds 72.7% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

  1. 01Weld County15,002
  2. 02Larimer County5,637
Residents inside each county, Census Vintage 2024 county-part estimates (SUMLEV 157).

ZIP codes in Johnstown

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Johnstown by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the town's land: 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 Johnstown is

The Census internal point of Johnstown is at 40.307200, -104.911200. Denver, the capital, is 39.5 miles S in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Evans, CO (22,394 people), 9.1 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Greeley, CO, 10.5 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
40.307200, -104.911200
DMS
40°18'25.92"N 104°54'40.32"W
UTM
13N 507545.9E 4461858.1N
Geohash
9xjmk9tyr
Plus code
85GQ834Q+VG

Daylight in Johnstown

At 40.31° N, Johnstown 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 Johnstown

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Colorado, measured between internal points. The closest is Milliken, 2.8 miles away, with 9,102 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Johnstown, CO?

20,639 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 3,272 (18.8%) from 17,367 in July 2020.

What county is Johnstown in?

It spans 2 counties: Weld County (15,002 residents), Larimer County (5,637 residents).

What ZIP codes cover Johnstown?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 80534.

How far is Johnstown from Denver?

39.5 miles (63.5 km) in a straight line, heading S from Johnstown.

What is the nearest larger city to Johnstown?

Evans, CO, with 22,394 residents, 9.1 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.