Colorado
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Colorado is a state of the United States with FIPS code 08 and capital Denver.

## Administrative divisions

Colorado is a state of the United States with FIPS state code 08[^uscb2023]. Below the state level are counties (or independent cities), then municipalities and neighborhoods[^uscb2023].

## Basic facts

- FIPS state code: 08[^uscb2023]
- Capital: Denver[^enwiki]
- Population: about 5,877,610 (2023 estimate)[^uscb2023]
- Area: 269,601 km2[^enwiki]
- Admitted to the Union: 1876[^enwiki]
- Time zone: Mountain Time (UTC-7/-6)[^enwiki]
- ISO 3166-2: US-CO[^enwiki]

## Parent division

Located in [United States](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/united-states.html).

## Subdivisions

Major counties: [City and County of Denver](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/co-denver-county.html), [El Paso County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/co-el-paso-county.html), [Arapahoe County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/co-arapahoe-county.html), [Jefferson County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/co-jefferson-county.html), [Boulder County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/co-boulder-county.html).

Major cities: [Denver](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/co-denver.html), [Colorado Springs](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/co-colorado-springs.html), [Aurora](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/co-aurora.html), [Boulder](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/co-boulder.html).

Updated: 2026-10-29

Relations:
- Located in: United States https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/united-states.html
- Contains places: El Paso County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/co-el-paso-county.html
- Contains places: City and County of Denver https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/co-denver-county.html
- Contains places: Arapahoe County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/co-arapahoe-county.html
- Contains places: Jefferson County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/co-jefferson-county.html
- Contains places: Boulder County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/co-boulder-county.html
- Contains places: Denver https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/co-denver.html
- Contains places: Boulder https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/co-boulder.html
- Contains places: Aurora https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/co-aurora.html
- Contains places: Colorado Springs https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/co-colorado-springs.html
- Contains places: Adams County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/co-adams-county.html

Mentioned in:
- Adams County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/co-adams-county.html
- Aetna Estates https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/co-aetna-estates.html
- Aguilar https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/co-aguilar.html
- Air Force Academy https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/co-air-force-academy.html
- Akron https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/co-akron.html
- Alamosa https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/co-alamosa.html
- Alamosa County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/co-alamosa-county.html
- Alamosa East https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/co-alamosa-east.html
- Allenspark https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/co-allenspark.html
- Alma https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/co-alma.html

Sources:
- Colorado (Wikipedia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado
- U.S. Census Bureau 2023 FIPS state and county codes https://www.census.gov/library/reference/code-lists/ansi.html