Colorado · Census place 0854330
Northglenn, Colorado
Northglenn is a city in 2 counties of Colorado with an estimated 38,287 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 24th largest of 149 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 38,287
- #24 of 149 in Colorado
- Change since 2020
- +0.6%
- +247 people
- Land area
- 7.4 sq mi
- + 0.09 sq mi water
- Density
- 5,202 / sq mi
- State median 1,848
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Northglenn population, 2020 to 2024
Northglenn added 247 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +0.6%. In the latest year it moved by -42. Among 79 Colorado places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 49th; the median place changed by +3.0%. The median place of 5,000+ in Colorado has 14,061 people, so Northglenn is 2.7 times that size.
Northglenn covers 7.36 square miles of land and 0.09 of water, for 5,202 people per square mile of land. The median Colorado place of 5,000+ has 1,848, so Northglenn is denser than the typical town.
The 2 counties Northglenn spans
Northglenn crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 38,287 residents as follows; Adams County holds 99.9% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
- 01Adams County38,262
- 02Weld County25
ZIP codes in Northglenn
4 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Northglenn by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 80233, 80234, 80260, 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 Northglenn is
The Census internal point of Northglenn is at 39.911600, -104.982100. Denver, the capital, is 11.9 miles S in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Thornton, CO (146,689 people), 2.2 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 39.911600, -104.982100
- DMS
- 39°54'41.76"N 104°58'55.56"W
- UTM
- 13N 501529.9E 4417945.9N
- Geohash
- 9xj751dmg
- Plus code
- 85FQW269+J5
Daylight in Northglenn
At 39.91° N, Northglenn gets about 15 h 00 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 20 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 Northglenn
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Colorado, measured between internal points. The closest is Thornton, 2.2 miles away, with 146,689 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Northglenn, CO?
38,287 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 247 (0.6%) from 38,040 in July 2020.
What county is Northglenn in?
It spans 2 counties: Adams County (38,262 residents), Weld County (25 residents).
What ZIP codes cover Northglenn?
4 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 80233, 80234, 80260, 80603.
How far is Northglenn from Denver?
11.9 miles (19.2 km) in a straight line, heading S from Northglenn.
What is the nearest larger city to Northglenn?
Thornton, CO, with 146,689 residents, 2.2 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.