Shaw Heights, Colorado

Census Designated Place in Colorado, United States

39°51′24″N 105°02′21″W / 39.8566176°N 105.0390737°W / 39.8566176; -105.0390737 (Shaw Heights CDP, Colorado)^[1]Country

United StatesState

ColoradoCountyAdams CountyGovernment

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• Typeunincorporated communityArea

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• Total0.701 sq mi (1.816 km²) • Land0.700 sq mi (1.814 km²) • Water0.0008 sq mi (0.002 km²)Elevation

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5,512 ft (1,680 m)Population

(2020)^[3]

• Total5,185 • Density7,400/sq mi (2,900/km²)Time zoneUTC-7 (MST) • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)ZIP Code^[4]

Westminster 80031

Area codes303 & 720GNIS feature^[2]Shaw Heights CDP

Shaw Heights is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Adams County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the Shaw Heights CDP was 5,185 at the United States Census 2020.^[3] The Westminster post office (Zip code 80031) serves the area.^[4]

Geography

The Shaw Heights CDP has an area of 449 acres (1.816 km²), including 0.49 acres (0.002 km²) of water.^[1]

The United States Census Bureau initially defined the Shaw Heights CDP for the United States Census 2010.

Shaw Heights CDP, Colorado
Year	Pop.	±%
2010	5,116	—
2020	5,185	+1.3%
Source: United States Census Bureau

Shaw Heights is served by Westminster Public Schools.

^ ^a ^b ^c "State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "U.S. Board on Geographic Names: Domestic Names". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
^ ^a ^b United States Census Bureau. "Shaw Heights CDP, Colorado". Retrieved April 19, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Zip Code 80031 Map and Profile". zipdatamaps.com. 2020. Retrieved December 20, 2020.