{"id":799,"date":"2023-01-20T09:36:51","date_gmt":"2023-01-20T09:36:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=799"},"modified":"2026-08-20T23:24:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T23:24:30","slug":"arapahoe-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/arapahoe-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Arapahoe County, Colorado"},"content":{"rendered":"

Arapahoe County is a county in Colorado, United States, on the southeastern edge of the Denver metropolitan area. It had a population of 655,070 at the 2020 census, making it Colorado’s third most populous county, and covers 798 square miles (2,070 km2) of land centred near 39\u00b039\u2032N 104\u00b040\u2032W.<\/p>\n

Littleton is the county seat, and its postal code is 80120. The county holds 8 incorporated cities, 5 incorporated towns and 13 census-designated places, and it sits in the Mountain time zone (UTC\u22127, UTC\u22126 during daylight time). Arapahoe County has no civil townships.<\/p>\n

Towns & Villages in Arapahoe County<\/h2>\n

Arapahoe County’s 26 named places split between 8 cities, 5 towns and 13 census-designated places (CDPs) \u2014 unincorporated communities the Census Bureau tracks but that have no town government of their own. Several CDPs straddle the county line: Columbine extends into Jefferson County, and Strasburg and Watkins both extend into Adams County.<\/p>\n

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Place<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nPop.<\/th>\nZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Aurora<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n386,261<\/td>\n80010\u201380019, 80040\u201380047, 80247<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Centennial<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n108,418<\/td>\n80112, 80121\u201380122, 80015\u201380016<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Littleton<\/td>\nCity · seat<\/td>\n45,652<\/td>\n80120<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Englewood<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n33,659<\/td>\n80110\u201380113<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Greenwood Village<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n80111<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sheridan<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n80110<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cherry Hills Village<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n6,442<\/td>\n80113<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Glendale<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n80246<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bennett<\/td>\nTown<\/td>\n2,862<\/td>\n80102<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Columbine Valley<\/td>\nTown<\/td>\n1,502<\/td>\n80123<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Deer Trail<\/td>\nTown<\/td>\n1,068<\/td>\n80105<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Foxfield<\/td>\nTown<\/td>\n754<\/td>\n80016<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bow Mar<\/td>\nTown<\/td>\n853<\/td>\n80123<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Byers<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n80103<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cherry Creek<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n80014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Inverness<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n80112<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Watkins<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n80137<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Strasburg<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n80136<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Holly Hills<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n80222<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Peoria<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n80014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dove Valley<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n80112<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Columbine<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n80128<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aetna Estates<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n80022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brick Center<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n80102<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Comanche Creek<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n80137<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Four Square Mile<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n80137<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n