Aurora, Colorado
Aurora (/əˈroʊrə/, /əˈrɔːrə/) is a home rule municipality located in Arapahoe, Adams, and Douglas counties, Colorado, United States. The city's population was 386,261 at the 2020 United States Census with 336,035 residing in Arapahoe County, 47,720 residing in Adams County, and 2,506 residing in Douglas County. Aurora is the third-most-populous city in the State of Colorado and the 52nd-most-populous city in the United States. Aurora is a principal city of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) and a major city of the Front Range Urban Corridor.
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| Nicknames: The Gateway to the Rockies The Sunrise of Colorado | |
Aurora Location of Aurora in the United States Aurora Aurora (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 39°42′39″N 104°48′45″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| Counties | Arapahoe County Adams County Douglas County |
| Platted | 1891 as Fletcher, Colorado |
| Incorporated (town) | 1903-05-05, as the Town of Fletcher |
| Incorporated (city) | 1929 as the City of Aurora |
| Government | |
| • Type | Home rule municipality |
| • Mayor | Mike Coffman (R) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 163.588 sq mi (423.691 km2) |
| • Land | 163.009 sq mi (422.191 km2) |
| • Water | 0.579 sq mi (1.500 km2) |
| • Rank | 2nd in Colorado 54th in the United States |
| Elevation | 5,403 ft (1,647 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 386,261 |
| • Rank | 3rd in Colorado 52nd in the United States |
| • Density | 2,412/sq mi (931/km2) |
| • Metro | 2,963,821 (19th) |
| • CSA | 3,623,560 (17th) |
| • Front Range | 5,055,344 |
| Demonyms | Auroran |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| ZIP codes | 80010-80019, 80040-80047 (all but 80045 PO Boxes), 80247 |
| Area codes | Both 303 and 720 |
| FIPS code | 08-04000 |
| Website | www |
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