Derby, Colorado

Census Designated Place in Colorado, United States

39°50′25″N 104°55′01″W / 39.8402608°N 104.9168320°W / 39.8402608; -104.9168320 (Derby CDP, Colorado)^[1]Country

United StatesState

ColoradoCountyAdams CountyGovernment

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• Typeunincorporated communityArea

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• Total1.6 sq mi (4.2 km²) • Land1.6 sq mi (4.2 km²) • Water0 sq mi (0 km²)Elevation

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5,121 ft (1,561 m)Population

(2020)^[3]

• Total8,407 • Density5,300/sq mi (2,000/km²)Time zoneUTC-7 (MST) • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)ZIP Code^[4]

Commerce City 80022

Area codes303 & 720GNIS feature^[2]Derby CDP

Derby is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Adams County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the Derby CDP was 8,407 at the United States Census 2020.^[3] The Commerce City post office (Zip code 80022) serves the area.^[4]

History

The Derby post office was established in 1910 and remained in operation until 1963.^[5] The community is named after Derby, England.^[6]

The Derby CDP has an area of 1,129 acres (4.570 km²), including 9.4 acres (0.038 km²) of water.^[1]

Derby CDP, Colorado
Year	Pop.	±%
1950	2,840	—
1960	10,124	+256.5%
1970	10,206	+0.8%
1980	8,578	−16.0%
1990	6,043	−29.6%
2000	6,423	+6.3%
2010	7,685	+19.6%
2020	8,407	+9.4%
Source: United States Census Bureau

^ ^a ^b ^c "State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "U.S. Board on Geographic Names: Domestic Names". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
^ ^a ^b United States Census Bureau. "Derby CDP, Colorado". Retrieved April 19, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Zip Code 80022 Map and Profile". zipdatamaps.com. 2020. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
^ Dawson, John Frank. Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 17.