Denver

City and County of Denver
City and County of Denver
	City-county
	Denver, Colorado
	Denver Skyline from City Park, Denver
Flag	Seal
	Nickname(s): The Mile-High City Queen City of the West, Queen City of the Plains, Wall Street of the West
	Location of Denver in the State of Colorado
Country	United States
State	Colorado
City and County	Denver
Founded	November 22, 1858, as Denver City, K.T.
Incorporated	11/7/1861, as Denver City, C.T.
Consolidated	November 15, 1902, as the City and County of Denver
Named for	James William Denver
Government
• Type	Consolidated City and County
• Mayor	Michael Hancock (D)
Area
• City-county	154.9 sq mi (401.3 km2)
• Land	153.3 sq mi (397.2 km2)
• Water	1.6 sq mi (4.1 km2) 1.03%
• Metro	8,414.4 sq mi (21,793 km2)
Elevation	5,130–5,680 ft (1,564–1,731 m)
Population (2010)
• City-county	600,158 (US: 26th)
• Density	3,874.4/sq mi (1,510.9/km2)
• Urban	1,984,887
• Urban density	3,979.3/sq mi (1,536.4/km2)
• Metro	2,552,195
• Demonym	Denverite
Time zone	UTC−7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
ZIP codes	80201-80212,80202 80214-80239, 80241, 80243-80244, 80246-80252, 80256-80266, 80271, 80273-80274, 80279-80281, 80290-80291, 80293-80295, 80299, 80012, 80014, 80022, 80033, 80123, 80127
Area code(s)	Both 303 and 720
FIPS code	08-20000
GNIS feature ID	0201738
Highways	I-25, I-70, I-76, I-225, I-270, US 6, US 40, US 85, US 285, US 287, CO 2, CO 26, CO 30, CO 35, CO 83, CO 88, CO 95, CO 121, CO 177, CO 265, CO 470, E-470
Website	City and County of Denver
	First most populous Colorado city; Second most populous Colorado county