Glendale, Colorado

Glendale, Colorado
City of Glendale[1]
The City of Glendale Municipal Center
The City of Glendale Municipal Center
Official seal of Glendale, Colorado
Motto: 
The Heartbeat of Metro Denver
Location of the City of Glendale in Arapahoe County, Colorado
Location of the City of Glendale in Arapahoe County, Colorado
Glendale is located in Colorado
Glendale
Glendale
Location within Colorado
Glendale is located in the United States
Glendale
Glendale
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 39°42′9″N 104°56′2″W / 39.70250°N 104.93389°W / 39.70250; -104.93389
Country United States
State Colorado
CountyArapahoe County[1]
Settled1859
IncorporatedMay 19, 1952[2]
Government
 • TypeHome Rule Municipality[1]
 • MayorMike Dunafon[3]
 • City ManagerJerry Peters[4]
Area
 • Total
0.571 sq mi (1.478 km2)
 • Land0.568 sq mi (1.472 km2)
 • Water0.002 sq mi (0.006 km2)
Elevation
5,280 ft (1,632 m)
Population
 • Total
4,613
 • Density8,117/sq mi (3,134/km2)
 • Metro
2,963,821 (19th)
 • CSA
3,623,560 (17th)
 • Front Range
5,055,344
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Zip code[6]
80246
Area code(s)Both 303 and 720
FIPS code08-30340
GNIS feature ID0184853
Websitewww.glendale.co.us

The City of Glendale is a home rule municipality located in an exclave of Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States.[1] The city population was 4,613 at the 2020 United States Census.[5] Glendale is an enclave of the City and County of Denver and is the most densely populated municipality in Colorado. The city is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor.

Glendale's fire and medical services have been provided by the Denver Fire Department and Denver Paramedics through a contract with the City and County of Denver since 2005. Glendale is policed by the Glendale Police Department.

  1. ^ a b c d e "Active Colorado Municipalities". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  2. ^ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
  3. ^ "Mike Dunafon". Archived from the original on December 14, 2010. Retrieved July 18, 2013.
  4. ^ "Letter to Visitors from City Manager". Archived from the original on October 14, 2007. Retrieved October 20, 2008.
  5. ^ a b c "Decennial Census P.L. 94-171 Redistricting Data". United States Census Bureau, United States Department of Commerce. August 12, 2021. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
  6. ^ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 4, 2010. Retrieved September 23, 2007.