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Derby, Colorado
Derby, Colorado
Census Designated Place
	Lower Derby Lake
	Location of the Derby CDP in Adams County, Colorado.
	Derby Location of the Derby CDP in the United States.
	Coordinates: 39°50′25″N 104°55′01″W / 39.8402608°N 104.9168320°W
Country	United States
State	Colorado
County	Adams County
Government
• Type	unincorporated community
Area
• Total	1.6 sq mi (4.2 km2)
• Land	1.6 sq mi (4.2 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation	5,121 ft (1,561 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	8,407
• Density	5,300/sq mi (2,000/km2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code	Commerce City 80022
Area codes	303 & 720
GNIS feature	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 edit

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.