Parker, Colorado

Parker, Colorado
Town
Mainstreet in downtown Parker
Mainstreet in downtown Parker
Flag of Parker, Colorado
Flag
Location of Parker in Douglas County, Colorado
Location of Parker in Douglas County, Colorado
Coordinates: 39°29′50″N 104°45′57″W / 39.49722°N 104.76583°W / 39.49722; -104.76583
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountyDouglas
Founded1864
IncorporatedMay 1, 1981
Named forJames Parker
Government
 • TypeHome rule municipality
Area
[1]
 • Town22.455 sq mi (58.158 km2)
 • Land22.447 sq mi (58.138 km2)
 • Water0.008 sq mi (0.022 km2)
Elevation
[2]
5,834 ft (1,778 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Town58,512
 • Estimate 
(2022)[4]
61,222
 • RankUS: 633rd
CO: 19th
 • Density2,727.40/sq mi (1,053.01/km2)
 • Urban
2,686,147 (US: 18th)
 • Metro
2,985,871 (US: 19th)
 • Combined
3,663,515 (US: 18th)
Time zoneUTC–7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC–6 (MDT)
ZIP Codes[5]
80134, 80138
Area code(s)303, 720, and 983
FIPS code08-57630
GNIS feature ID2413117[2]
Sales tax8.0%[6]
Websitewww.parkerco.gov

Parker is a home rule municipality in Douglas County, Colorado, United States. As a self-declared "town" under the home rule statutes, Parker is the second most populous town in the county; Castle Rock is the most populous (the community of Highlands Ranch, with a population of over 100,000, is an unincorporated CDP).[7] In recent years, Parker has become a commuter town at the southeasternmost corner of the Denver metropolitan area. The population was 58,512 at the 2020 census.[3] Parker is now the 19th most populous municipality in the state of Colorado.

  1. ^ "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Parker, Colorado
  3. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2022 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "ZIP Code Lookup" (JavaScript/HTML). USPS.com. United States Postal Service. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  6. ^ "Parker (CO) sales tax rate". Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  7. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 26, 2018.