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A town settled in 1930, now home to 297 people.
68% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Idledale, against 44% in Colorado’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Only one of the 160 Colorado towns we compare has a higher January low than Idledale. Idledale has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Bear Creek Canyon Scenic Mountain Drive and Little Park. Idledale has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2011 and 4 maps from 1957 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Ordered by what stands out in Idledale.
62% of Idledale’s expected losses from natural hazards come from wildfires, followed by inland flooding at 19%. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 92% of U.S. communities. Households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2013.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Half the trips to work are shorter than 14 miles. The top destinations are Denver (24%), Lakewood (10%) and Genesee (8%).
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 20° and about 58 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Nearly a tenth of Idledale adults report frequent physical distress. The town beats the Colorado average on 14 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 2. Among adults in the town, 21% have obesity and 21% binge drink.
| Idledale | Typical Colorado town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 16% | 25% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 26% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 18% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Idledale | CO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 4.9% | 11.1% |
| Fewer adults who get no exercise | 10% | 17.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.2% | 7.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Idledale. Close and well known come first.
Big draw2 mi TheatreRed Rocks Amphitheatre
Big draw13 mi Stadium & arenaEmpower Field at Mile High
14 mi Stadium & arenaBall Arena
15 mi Stadium & arenaCoors Field
10 mi LandmarkColumbine Memorial
14 mi Theme parkElitch Gardens Theme ParkRed Rocks Amphitheatre: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Empower Field at Mile High: Thelastcanadian, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ball Arena: KM Newnham, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Coors Field: Matt Kozlowski, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Columbine Memorial: Denverjeffrey, CC BY 3.0 · Elitch Gardens Theme Park: USGS, Public domain
Idledale is unincorporated, so Jefferson County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Where Idledale’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
11 within 15 miles of the center of Idledale
About 9 of every 100 Idledale residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Colorado.
Census-designated place in Jefferson County, CO, USA
Idledale is an unincorporated town, a post office, and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Idledale post office has the ZIP code 80453. At the United States Census 2020, the population of the Idledale CDP was 244.
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Idledale has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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