| Applewood, Colorado | |
| Settlement Type: | Census Designated Place |
| Pushpin Map: | USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Applewood |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the Applewood CDP in the |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Jefferson County |
| Government Type: | unincorporated community |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 11.619 |
| Area Land Km2: | 10.527 |
| Area Water Km2: | 1.092 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 7,833 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | MST |
| Utc Offset: | -7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
| Coordinates: | 39.745°N -105.1714°W |
| Elevation Ft: | 5804 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code[3] |
| Postal Code: | Golden 80401 |
| Area Codes: | 303 & 720 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 2407749 |
Applewood is an unincorporated community 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 population of the Applewood CDP was 7,833 at the 2020 United States Census. The Golden post office (Zip code 80401) serves the area.[3]
In the 2000 U.S. Census, the size of the CDP was reduced from its size in the 1990 U.S. Census.[4] [5] West Pleasant View CDP was formed out of parts of Applewood CDP in 2000.[6]
Applewood is 10miles west of downtown Denver. It is bordered to the north by Fairmount, to the northeast by Wheat Ridge, to the southeast by Lakewood, and to the southwest by West Pleasant View. South Table Mountain borders Applewood to the west.
The Applewood CDP has an area of 11.619km2 including 1.092km2 of water.[1]
The United States Census Bureau initially defined the for the
Applewood is within the Jefferson County School District R-1.[7]
Zoned schools for Applewood CDP (as defined in the 2020 U.S. Census) include:[8]