Glendale (Denver County) is a city in Denver County, Colorado, home to about 4,531 people across 0.6 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 80246.
Homes sold for a median of $405 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly Denver; part is in Glendale (Denver County)
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Glendale (Denver County). 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)17 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Denver, CO5 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Phoenix, AZ580 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Glendale (Denver County); 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.
Glendale (Denver County) had 4,613 residents in the 2020 census, up 1% since 2000.
It’s the 123rd largest of 472 towns in Colorado by population.
Denver County grew from 213,381 residents in 1910 to 715,522 in 2020.
Denver County, 1910–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 91°F in summer, and winter lows average 21°F. About 15.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 41 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Denver Water Dept, CO weather station (4 miles away).
489,563 jobs at 27,422 businesses in Denver County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
721 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Glendale (Denver County).
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 32 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 55 |
| Dentists | 55 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 58 |
| Mental health providers | 343 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 146 |
| Optometrists | 9 |
| Chiropractors | 23 |
| Pharmacies | 8 |
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 (14 nearby)
Grocery stores (3 nearby)
Pharmacies (3 nearby)
Libraries
Museums (2 nearby)
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.
Established in 1859.
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McMeen Elementary SchoolDenver | Pre-K–5 | 706 | Public | 0.9 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillel AcademyDenver | Pre-K–8 | 270 | Jewish | 0.4 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 Denver.
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