Brighton, Colorado

Brighton, Colorado
Brighton City Hall
Brighton City Hall
Flag of Brighton, Colorado
Motto: 
"What we value today is what we become tomorrow"
Location within Adams and Weld counties, Colorado
Location within Adams and Weld counties, Colorado
Brighton is located in the United States
Brighton
Brighton
Location of the City of Brighton, Colorado.
Brighton is located in Colorado
Brighton
Brighton
Brighton (Colorado)
Coordinates: 39°59′07″N 104°49′14″W / 39.9853°N 104.8205°W / 39.9853; -104.8205 (Brighton, Colorado)[3]
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountyAdams County seat[2]
Weld County
IncorporatedSeptember 1, 1887[4]
Named forBrighton Beach, New York
Government
 • TypeHome Rule City[1]
 • MayorGreg Mills[citation needed]
Area
 • Total
21.536 sq mi (55.777 km2)
 • Land21.247 sq mi (55.030 km2)
 • Water0.288 sq mi (0.747 km2)
Elevation4,987 ft (1,520 m)
Population
 • Total
40,083
 • Density1,887/sq mi (729/km2)
 • CSA
3,623,560 (17th)
 • Front Range
5,055,344
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP code[6]
80601-80603
Area codes303/720/983
GNIS pop ID204736
GNIS town ID2409911
FIPS code08-08675
WebsiteCity of Brighton

Brighton is a home rule municipality city located in Adams and Weld counties, Colorado, United States.[1] Brighton is the county seat of Adams County and a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor.[7] The city population was 40,083 at the 2020 United States Census with 39,718 residing in Adams County and 365 residing in Weld County.[5]

  1. ^ a b c "Active Colorado Municipalities". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
  2. ^ "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Brighton, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
  4. ^ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
  5. ^ a b c "Decennial Census P.L. 94-171 Redistricting Data". United States Census Bureau, United States Department of Commerce. August 12, 2021. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  6. ^ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
  7. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.

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