Centennial is a city in Arapahoe County, Colorado, home to about 108,201 people across 30 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 80015, 80112, 80121 and 80122, and parts of 80016 and 80111 are in Centennial too.
Homes sold for a median of $269 per square foot across 4 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
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Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Centennial. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Denver International Airport (DEN)21 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Denver, CO11 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Phoenix, AZ577 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Centennial; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Centennial had 108,418 residents in the 2020 census, up 8% since 2010.
It’s the 11th largest of 472 towns in Colorado by population.
Arapahoe County grew from 153,017 residents in 1900 to 655,070 in 2020.
Arapahoe County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 87°F in summer, and winter lows average 19°F. About 15 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Denver Centennial Ap, CO weather station (2 miles away).
321,810 jobs at 20,137 businesses in Arapahoe County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
2,771 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Centennial’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 222 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 412 |
| Dentists | 239 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 472 |
| Mental health providers | 799 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 445 |
| Optometrists | 63 |
| Chiropractors | 119 |
| Pharmacies | 64 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (66 nearby)
Grocery stores (14 nearby)
Pharmacies (13 nearby)
Libraries (3 nearby)
Museums (1 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (4 nearby)
Counts are within about 3.5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Established in 2001.
Colleges and universities
Sports teams
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah, Littleton School District No. 6 in the county of Arapahoe, School District 27J and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antelope Ridge Elementary SchoolAurora | Pre-K–5 | 549 | Public | 7.9 mi |
| Aspen Crossing Elementary SchoolCentennial | Pre-K–5 | 569 | Public | 6.8 mi |
| Canyon Creek Elementary SchoolAurora | Pre-K–5 | 477 | Public | 8.1 mi |
| Creekside Elementary SchoolCentennial | Pre-K–5 | 567 | Public | 6.2 mi |
| Dry Creek Elementary SchoolEnglewood | Pre-K–5 | 269 | Public | 1.8 mi |
| Heritage Elementary SchoolCentennial | Pre-K–5 | 302 | Public | 2.1 mi |
| Homestead Elementary SchoolCentennial | Pre-K–5 | 334 | Public | 2.3 mi |
| Hopkins Elementary SchoolCentennial | Pre-K–5 | 372 | Public | 5.9 mi |
| Independence Elementary SchoolAurora | Pre-K–5 | 439 | Public | 4.6 mi |
| Indian Ridge Elementary SchoolAurora | Pre-K–5 | 410 | Public | 4.3 mi |
| Meadow Point Elementary SchoolAurora | Pre-K–5 | 401 | Public | 5.3 mi |
| Mountain Vista Elementary SchoolCentennial | Pre-K–5 | 568 | Public | 8.0 mi |
| Outback PreschoolAurora | Pre-K | 81 | Public | 7.4 mi |
| Peakview Elementary SchoolCentennial | Pre-K–5 | 447 | Public | 6.1 mi |
| Red Hawk Ridge Elementary SchoolCentennial | Pre-K–5 | 518 | Public | 3.9 mi |
| Rolling Hills Elementary SchoolAurora | Pre-K–5 | 499 | Public | 5.7 mi |
| Sagebrush Elementary SchoolAurora | Pre-K–5 | 354 | Public | 3.7 mi |
| Summit Elementary SchoolAurora | Pre-K–5 | 337 | Public | 5.9 mi |
| The Journey PreschoolAurora | Pre-K | 75 | Public | 5.3 mi |
| The Village ECECentennial | Pre-K | 336 | Public | 5.8 mi |
| Timberline Elementary SchoolCentennial | Pre-K–5 | 478 | Public | 6.7 mi |
| Trails West Elementary SchoolCentennial | Pre-K–5 | 425 | Public | 5.1 mi |
| Walnut Hills Community Elementary SchoolCentennial | Pre-K–5 | 342 | Public | 1.4 mi |
| Willow Creek Elementary SchoolCentennial | Pre-K–5 | 462 | Public | 1.8 mi |
| Colorado Connections @ 27JEnglewood | K–12 | 2,042 | Public | 2.1 mi |
| Colorado Summit Connections AcademyEnglewood | K–12 | 1,245 | Public | 2.1 mi |
| Field Elementary SchoolLittleton | K–5 | 280 | Public | 6.1 mi |
| Ford ElementaryCentennial | K–5 | 653 | Public | 3.5 mi |
| Gudy Gaskill ElementaryCentennial | K–5 | 508 | Public | 5.2 mi |
| Heritage Heights AcademyCentennial | K–8 | 539 | Charter | 6.3 mi |
And 22 more.
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspen AcademyGreenwood Village | Pre-K–8 | 452 | Nonsectarian | 4.8 mi |
| St Thomas More Parish SchoolCentennial | Pre-K–8 | 355 | Roman Catholic | 2.6 mi |
| Chesterton Academy of Our Lady of VictoryCentennial | 9–12 | 76 | Roman Catholic | 3.8 mi |
| Anastasis AcademyCentennial | Ungraded | 38 | Christian (no specific denomination) | 3.8 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Aurora, Cherry Creek, Greenwood Village, Meridian, Dove Valley, Inverness, Littleton, Cherry Hills Village and Foxfield.
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