North WashingtonCO
This town in Colorado has a population of 294.
Is North Washington a good place to live?
24% of residents live below the poverty line in North Washington, above both the Colorado town median (8.4%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Only 2 of the 160 Colorado towns we compare have a higher age of the median resident than North Washington. North Washington’s concentration of trails is 0.2 miles per square mile, below both Colorado’s towns (1.3) and U.S. towns (0.4). The biggest park or preserve is Heron Pond/Heller/Carpio-Sanguinette Park, at 24 acres. North Washington has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes North Washington stand out
Where North Washington beats most towns.
294 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Empower Field at Mile High and 61 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around North Washington. Close and well known come first.
Big draw5 mi Stadium & arenaEmpower Field at Mile High
4 mi Stadium & arenaBall Arena
Big draw16 mi TheatreRed Rocks Amphitheatre
4 mi Stadium & arenaCoors Field
5 mi Stadium & arenaDick's Sporting Goods Park
4 mi Theme parkElitch Gardens Theme ParkPhoto credits
Empower Field at Mile High: Thelastcanadian, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ball Arena: KM Newnham, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Red Rocks Amphitheatre: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Coors Field: Matt Kozlowski, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Dick's Sporting Goods Park: Tom Pratt, CC BY 2.0 · Elitch Gardens Theme Park: USGS, Public domain
Moving to North Washington: who provides what
North Washington is unincorporated, so Adams 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in North Washington.
A job hub: North Washington has 37.4 jobs for every working resident and draws in 17,473 commuters
For half of commuters, work is under 8 miles away. Employers in North Washington added 3,548 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 17,508. Also worth knowing: only 7% of working residents stay in North Washington for work; the rest commute out. The top destinations are Denver (24%), Aurora (10%) and Westminster (6%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The climate in North Washington brings snowy winters and hot summers
Its July high stands at 90°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazards: low risk in North Washington, mostly hail
Of the losses FEMA expects here, 46% come from hail and 32% from inland flooding. North Washington’s natural-hazard score from FEMA stands at 35 of 100. The national flood insurance program has paid 5 claims here since 1990.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
North Washington stands out in Colorado and nationally: a smaller share of its adults have been diagnosed with depression
In North Washington, 35% of adults have obesity. Only 10 of the 160 Colorado towns we compare have a higher share of adults who get no exercise outside work than North Washington. This Colorado town does better than the Colorado average on 3 of 26 CDC measures and worse on 14.
| North Washington | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 68% | 71% | 79% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 15% | 19% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 23% | 23% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 16% | 25% |
| What stands out | North Washington | CO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.4% | 7.8% |
| Fewer adults with depression | 19.1% | 22.7% |
| More uninsured adults | 23.5% | 11.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Zillow puts the typical North Washington home at about $471K
For households in North Washington, the share who live in a home they own is 63%. Typical home values fell 1.6% in the year to September 2026.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
In North Washington, 2.1% of the land is conserved
Across 1 park or preserve: 1.1 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Heron Pond/Heller/Carpio-Sanguinette Park | — | 24 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about North Washington
Colleges nearby
20 within 15 miles of the center of North Washington
About 0 of every 100 North Washington residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Colorado.
Every workday, about 17,473 people come to North Washington for work
Where North Washington’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About North Washington
Census-designated place in Adams County, CO, USA
North Washington is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) in Adams County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the North Washington CDP was 733 at the United States Census 2020. The Denver Post is headquartered and printed in North Washington.
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- Area
- 5.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 5,194 ft
- Area code
- 720
Questions about North Washington
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is North Washington, CO a good place to live?
North Washington has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.