Derby is a community in Adams County, Colorado, home to about 8,453 people across 1.8 square miles. Its ZIP code is 80024, and parts of 80022 are in Derby too.
All in Derby
Mostly Commerce City; part is in Derby
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| Nearest major airport | Denver International Airport (DEN)13 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Denver, CO5 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Phoenix, AZ587 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Derby; 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.
Derby had 8,407 residents in the 2020 census, up 31% since 2000.
It’s the 86th largest of 472 towns in Colorado by population.
Adams County grew from 8,892 residents in 1910 to 519,572 in 2020.
Adams County, 1910–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 90°F in summer, and winter lows average 18°F. About 15.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 49 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Denver-Stapleton, CO weather station (5 miles away).
207,227 jobs at 11,319 businesses in Adams County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Parks (7 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Pharmacies
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 1 mile 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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Commerce City.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.