Official Name: | Strasburg, Colorado |
Settlement Type: | Census Designated Place |
Pushpin Map: | USA |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the Strasburg CDP in the |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Adams and Arapahoe |
Government Type: | unincorporated town |
Unit Pref: | US |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 53.949 |
Area Land Km2: | 53.885 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.064 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 3307 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Timezone: | MST |
Utc Offset: | -7 |
Timezone Dst: | MDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
Coordinates: | 39.7181°N -104.3195°W |
Elevation M: | 1652 |
Elevation Ft: | 5420 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code[3] |
Postal Code: | 80136 |
Area Codes: | 303 & 720 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature[4] |
Blank Info: | Strasburg CDP |
Strasburg is an unincorporated town located east of downtown Denver along the I-70 corridor. It is home to Strasburg School District 31-J, and there are several small businesses, medical clinics, and a post office. Strasburg is a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Adams and Arapahoe counties, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Strasburg post office has the ZIP Code 80136.[3] At the United States Census 2020, the population of the Strasburg CDP was 3,307.
The community was named after John Strasburg, a railroad official.[5] Strasburg may now be considered a commuter community as new housing continues to be built and much of the populace works in the surrounding areas of Aurora, Brighton, and Denver.
The town is built next to the Comanche Crossing of the Kansas Pacific Railroad. A post office called Strasburg has been in operation since 1908.[6]
The Strasburg CDP has an area of 53.949km2, including 0.064km2 of water.[1]
The United States Census Bureau initially defined the for the
The Strasburg School District 31J serves Strasburg.