Official Name: | Meridian, Colorado |
Settlement Type: | Census Designated Place |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Pushpin Map: | USA |
Pushpin Label: | Meridian |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the Meridian CDP in the United States |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Douglas County |
Government Type: | unincorporated community |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 1.319 |
Area Land Km2: | 1.319 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.000 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 4786 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Timezone: | MST |
Utc Offset: | -7 |
Timezone Dst: | MDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
Coordinates: | 39.5456°N -104.8533°W |
Elevation Ft: | 5932 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code[3] |
Postal Code: | 80112 |
Area Codes: | 303 & 720 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 2408817 |
Meridian is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Douglas County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the Meridian CDP was 4,786 at the United States Census 2020. The CDP lies in ZIP code 80112.[3]
The Meridian CDP is located in northern Douglas County at 39.53’89”N 104.84’75”W at 5,964 feet above sea level, higher than Denver.[4] Meridian roughly spans from the intersection of I-25 and Inverness Parkway south to the intersection of I-25 and Lincoln Avenue, east along Lincoln Avenue to North 1st Street, north along North 1st Street until E-470 where the boundary then meanders northeast until South Chambers Road, where it finally spans due west back to the intersection of I-25 and Inverness Parkway. The plot of developed land just south of Lincoln Avenue is included in the CDP as well. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.56 square miles, all of which is land.[5] It is bordered to the north by Centennial, to the west and south by Lone Tree, and to the east by Parker; Denver is 18 miles to the north.[6] The natural geography of Meridian can be characterized by slow, rolling hills covered in thick grass and brush.
The United States Census Bureau initially defined the for the
The Douglas County School District serves Meridian.
The Meridian International Business Center, from which the CDP derives its name, hosts the headquarters of three Fortune 500 Companies, including; Dish Network, Liberty Media, and Qurate Retail. Other notable employers within Meridian include; Toyota, American Family Insurance, Sierra Nevada, Jacobs, and Toastmasters.