Greeley, Colorado | |
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The Weld County Courthouse in Greeley. | |
Location of the City of Greeley in Weld County, Colorado. | |
Location of the City of Greeley in the United States. | |
| Coordinates: 40°25′24″N 104°42′33″W / 40.42333°N 104.70917°W | |
| Country | |
| State | |
| County | Weld County seat |
| Founded | 1869 |
| Incorporated | November 15, 1885 |
| Named for | Horace Greeley |
| Area | |
| • Total | 49.092 sq mi (127.148 km2) |
| • Land | 48.933 sq mi (126.735 km2) |
| • Water | 0.159 sq mi (0.413 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,675 ft (1,425 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 108,795 |
| • Rank | 10th in Colorado 286th in the United States |
| • Density | 2,223/sq mi (858/km2) |
| • Metro | 328,981 (156th) |
| • CSA | 3,623,560 (17th) |
| • Front Range | 5,055,344 |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 80631–80634 & 80638–80639 |
| Area code | 970 |
| FIPS code | 08-32155 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0180649 |
| Highways | US 34, US 85, SH 257, SH 263, SH 392 |
| Website | City of Greeley Colorado |
Tenth most populous Colorado city | |
Greeley is the city that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Weld County, Colorado, United States. Greeley is in northern Colorado and is 49 miles (79 km) north-northeast of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver.
According to the 2020 U.S. Census, the population of the city is 108,795.