Town guide

Loveland, Colorado

Loveland is a city in Larimer County, Colorado, home to about 78,410 people across 34 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 80537 and 80538.

Homes sold for a median of $250 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population78,4102,278 per sq mi
Median home value$479,000Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$250Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking13%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Loveland

2 ZIP codes

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Around Loveland

Distances

Nearest major airportDenver International Airport (DEN)44 miles away
Closer regional airportRocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (BJC)35 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Denver, CO46 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Phoenix, AZ610 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Loveland; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Loveland

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Loveland had 76,378 residents in the 2020 census, up 51% since 2000.

It’s the 16th largest of 472 towns in Colorado by population.

Larimer County grew from 12,168 residents in 1900 to 359,066 in 2020.

Loveland population by census2000: 50,608, 2010: 66,859, 2020: 76,37850,608200066,859201076,3782020

Larimer County, 1900–2020

Larimer County population, 1900 to 20201900: 12,168, 1910: 25,270, 1920: 27,872, 1930: 33,137, 1940: 35,539, 1950: 43,554, 1960: 53,343, 1970: 89,900, 1980: 149,184, 1990: 186,136, 2000: 251,494, 2010: 299,630, 2020: 359,06612K’00’1028K’20’3036K’40’5053K’60’70149K’80’90251K’00’10359K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 89°F in summer, and winter lows average 13°F. About 15.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 47 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near LovelandJan: high 44°F, low 13°F, 0.5 in; Feb: high 46°F, low 15°F, 0.6 in; Mar: high 56°F, low 23°F, 1.3 in; Apr: high 62°F, low 31°F, 2.2 in; May: high 71°F, low 40°F, 2.7 in; Jun: high 83°F, low 49°F, 1.6 in; Jul: high 89°F, low 55°F, 1.5 in; Aug: high 87°F, low 53°F, 1.3 in; Sep: high 79°F, low 44°F, 1.4 in; Oct: high 65°F, low 32°F, 1.2 in; Nov: high 53°F, low 21°F, 0.8 in; Dec: high 44°F, low 13°F, 0.6 in44°13°Jan0.546°15°Feb0.656°23°Mar1.362°31°Apr2.271°40°May2.783°49°Jun1.689°55°Jul1.587°53°Aug1.379°44°Sep1.465°32°Oct1.253°21°Nov0.844°13°Dec0.6Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Loveland 2n, CO weather station (2 miles away).

Jobs in Larimer County

139,517 jobs at 11,764 businesses in Larimer County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Larimer CountyRetail trade: 21,067 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 20,408 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 19,777 jobs; Manufacturing: 13,799 jobs; Professional services: 10,822 jobs; Construction: 10,417 jobs; Wholesale trade: 8,132 jobs; Administrative and support: 7,007 jobsRetail trade 15% Health care and social assistance 15% Hotels and restaurants 14% Manufacturing 10% Professional services 8% Construction 8% Wholesale trade 6% Administrative and support 5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

1,344 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Loveland’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Medical Center of the RockiesGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Loveland1.0 miles
  • Banner North Co Medical Center - Loveland CampusGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Loveland1.9 miles
  • Banner Fort Collins Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · Fort Collins7.5 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors105
Specialist doctors208
Dentists89
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants239
Mental health providers409
Physical and occupational therapists203
Optometrists25
Chiropractors66
Pharmacies28

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.

Places in and around Loveland

Parks (32 nearby)

  • Fairgrounds Park · 85 acres1.8 mi
  • Mehaffey Park · 68 acres1.8 mi
  • North Lake Park · 39 acres0.5 mi
  • Centennial Park · 32 acres1.2 mi
  • Kroh Park · 27 acres2.6 mi
  • Benson Sculpture Garden · 17 acres0.9 mi

Grocery stores (10 nearby)

  • Safeway0.4 mi
  • Sprouts Farmers Market1.0 mi
  • Safeway1.0 mi
  • Natural Grocers1.2 mi

Pharmacies (5 nearby)

  • Walgreens0.9 mi
  • Walgreens1.5 mi
  • Walmart Pharmacy2.3 mi
  • Walgreens2.3 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Loveland Public Library1.6 mi

Museums (1 nearby)

  • Loveland Museum1.3 mi

Theaters and performance venues (3 nearby)

  • Norma And Lynn Hammond Amphitheatre0.5 mi
  • The Beet Art Education Center1.3 mi
  • Rialto Theatre1.4 mi

Counts are within about 4 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.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Established in 1877.

Sports teams

  • Colorado Eagles American Hockey League

Notable people born here

  • Kyle Howard (1978) · American actor
  • Molly Bloom (1978) · American entrepreneur and author
  • Emily Rosa (1987) · American skeptic

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in Loveland

Public schools here are run by Poudre School District R-1, Thompson School District R-2J. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (25)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Bamford Elementary SchoolLovelandPre-K–5310Public6.6 mi
Carrie Martin Elementary SchoolLovelandPre-K–5247Public4.2 mi
Centennial Elementary SchoolLovelandPre-K–5324Public1.4 mi
High Plains SchoolLovelandPre-K–8495Public3.7 mi
Laurene Edmondson Elementary SchoolLovelandPre-K–5235Public2.2 mi
Lincoln Elementary SchoolLovelandPre-K–5196Public1.0 mi
Peakview Academy at Conrad BallLovelandPre-K–8536Public1.3 mi
Ponderosa ElementaryLovelandPre-K–5335Public2.6 mi
Sarah Milner Elementary SchoolLovelandPre-K–5264Public2.0 mi
Thompson Integrated Early ChildhoodLovelandPre-K85Public2.0 mi
Winona Elementary SchoolLovelandPre-K–5246Public2.3 mi
B F Kitchen Elementary SchoolLovelandK–5159Public2.5 mi
Big Thompson Elementary SchoolLovelandK–5179Public5.2 mi
Garfield Elementary SchoolLovelandK–5213Public0.8 mi
Loveland Classical SchoolLovelandK–121,032Charter3.0 mi
Namaqua Elementary SchoolLovelandK–5236Public2.2 mi
New Vision Charter SchoolLovelandK–81,005Charter2.5 mi
Truscott Elementary SchoolLovelandK–5194Public1.1 mi
Bill Reed Middle SchoolLoveland6–8530Public1.2 mi
Lucile Erwin Middle SchoolLoveland6–8686Public2.3 mi
Walt Clark Middle SchoolLoveland6–8340Public2.2 mi
Harold Ferguson High SchoolLoveland9–12164Alternative Education0.7 mi
Loveland High SchoolLoveland9–121,354Public0.6 mi
Mountain View High SchoolLoveland9–121,074Public3.4 mi
Thompson Valley High SchoolLoveland9–121,005Public1.7 mi
Private schools (8)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Hiatt Farms Montessori SchoolLovelandPre-K–K2Nonsectarian3.8 mi
Immanuel Lutheran SchoolLovelandPre-K–8100Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod2.3 mi
Kinder CareLovelandPre-K–K13Nonsectarian2.3 mi
Resurrection Christian SchoolLovelandPre-K–121,180Christian (no specific denomination)6.0 mi
St John the Evangelist Catholic SchoolLovelandPre-K–8143Roman Catholic0.7 mi
Hms Richards Adventist SchoolLovelandK–864Seventh-day Adventist4.3 mi
Sierra School of ThompsonLoveland4–1114Nonsectarian2.2 mi
Campion AcademyLoveland9–12123Seventh-day Adventist4.4 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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