Blue Valley, Colorado
Blue Valley, Colorado | |
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Blue Valley Location of Blue Valley, Colorado. Blue Valley Blue Valley (Colorado) | |
| Coordinates: 39°41′59″N 105°29′21″W / 39.6997°N 105.4892°W[2] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Clear Creek[1] |
| Government | |
| • Type | unincorporated community |
| • Body | Clear Creek County[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.052 sq mi (2.725 km2) |
| • Land | 1.052 sq mi (2.725 km2) |
| • Water | 0.000 sq mi (0.000 km2) |
| Elevation | 9,282 ft (2,829 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 173 |
| • Density | 160/sq mi (63/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| ZIP Code[5] | Idaho Springs 80452 |
| Area codes | 303/720/983 |
| GNIS pop ID | 182064 |
| GNIS town ID | 2812662 |
| FIPS code | 08-07455 |
Blue Valley is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) located in Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States. The population was 173 at the 2020 census.[4] The CDP is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. Blue Valley has never had a post office,[6] but the Idaho Springs post office (Zip Code 80452) serves the area.[5]
Geography
At the 2020 United States Census, the Blue Valley CDP had an area of 673 acres (2.725 km2), all land.[3]
Demographics
The United States Census Bureau defined the Blue Valley CDP for the United States Census 2020.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 173 | — |
| Source: United States Census Bureau | ||
See also
- Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area
- Front Range Urban Corridor
- List of census-designated places in Colorado
- List of populated places in Colorado
References
- ^ a b "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved January 28, 2025.
- ^ a b "Blue Valley, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 28, 2025.
- ^ a b "State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
- ^ a b United States Census Bureau. "Blue Valley CDP, Colorado". Retrieved April 5, 2023.
- ^ a b "Look Up a ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
- ^ Bauer, William H.; Ozment, James L.; Willard, John H. (1990). Colorado Post Offices 1859–1989. Golden, Colorado: Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation. ISBN 0-918654-42-4.