Greeley, Colorado

Greeley, Colorado
Home rule municipality[1]
Weld County Courthouse in Greeley
Weld County Courthouse in Greeley
Location of the City of Greeley in Weld County, Colorado
Location of the City of Greeley in Weld County, Colorado
Greeley is located in Colorado
Greeley
Greeley
Location of Greeley in the United States
Greeley is located in the United States
Greeley
Greeley
Greeley (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°25′24″N 104°42′33″W / 40.42333°N 104.70917°W / 40.42333; -104.70917[2]
Country United States
State Colorado
CountyWeld County seat[1]
Founded1869
IncorporatedNovember 15, 1885[3]
Named forHorace Greeley
Area
[4]
 • Total
49.092 sq mi (127.148 km2)
 • Land48.933 sq mi (126.735 km2)
 • Water0.159 sq mi (0.413 km2)
Elevation
[2]
4,675 ft (1,425 m)
Population
 (2020)[4]
 • Total
108,795
 • Rank10th in Colorado
286th in the United States
 • Density2,223/sq mi (858/km2)
 • Metro
328,981 (156th)
 • CSA
3,623,560 (17th)
 • Front Range
5,055,344
GDP
[5]
 • Metro$27.334 billion (2022)
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP Codes[6]
80631–80634 & 80638–80639
Area code970
FIPS code08-32155
GNIS feature ID0180649 [2]
HighwaysUS 34, US 85, SH 257, SH 263, SH 392
WebsiteCity of Greeley Colorado

Greeley is the home rule municipality city that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Weld County, Colorado, United States.[1][7] The city population was 108,795 at the 2020 United States Census, an increase of 17.12% since the 2010 United States Census.[4] Greeley is the tenth most populous city in Colorado. Greeley is the principal city of the Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and is a major city of the Front Range Urban Corridor. Greeley is located in northern Colorado and is situated 49 miles (79 km) north-northeast of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver.

Greeley is a college town, home to the University of Northern Colorado and Aims Community College.

  1. ^ a b c "Active Colorado Municipalities". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Greeley". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
  4. ^ a b c "Decennial Census P.L. 94-171 Redistricting Data". United States Census Bureau, United States Department of Commerce. August 12, 2021. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  5. ^ "Gross Domestic Product: All Industries in Weld County, CO". Federal Reserve Economic Data. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
  6. ^ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 4, 2010. Retrieved September 24, 2007.
  7. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.