Byers, Colorado

Byers is an unincorporated town, a post office, and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Byers post office has the ZIP Code 80103.[3] At the United States Census 2010, the population of the Byers CDP was 1,160, while the population of the 80103 ZIP Code Tabulation Area was 2,458 including adjacent areas.[4]

Byers, Colorado
Census Designated Place
A welcome sign in Byers.
Location of the Byers CDP in Arapahoe County, Colorado.
Byers
Location of the Byers CDP in the United States.
Coordinates: 39°42′36″N 104°13′08″W[1]
Country United States
State Colorado
CountyArapahoe County
Government
 • Typeunincorporated town
Area
 • Total11.974 sq mi (31.013 km2)
 • Land11.451 sq mi (29.657 km2)
 • Water0.524 sq mi (1.356 km2)
Elevation5,210 ft (1,588 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total1,160
 • Density101/sq mi (39/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code[3]
80103
Area codes303 & 720
GNIS feature[2]Byers CDP

History

The Byers Post Office has been in operation since 1873.[5] The community took the name of William Byers, the first Colorado newspaper editor.[6]

Geography

The Byers CDP has an area of 7,663 acres (31.013 km2), including 335 acres (1.356 km2) of water.[1]

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau initially defined the Byers CDP for the 1990 United States Census.

Byers CDP, Colorado
YearPop.±%
19901,065—    
20001,233+15.8%
20101,160−5.9%
2020—    
Source: United States Census Bureau

Notable people

Lauren Frihauf, American singer

See also

References
  1. "State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  2. "U.S. Board on Geographic Names: Domestic Names". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  3. "Look Up a ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  4. "2010: DEC Summary File 1". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  5. "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  6. Dawson, John Frank (1954). Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 12.
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