Federal Heights

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Federal Heights

Total population

14,125

Median home value

$95,300

14.2%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$56,597

Federal Heights$57k

National$74k

Elevation1613 m

Land area4.6 km²

Weather50°F · Mostly Clear

Coordinates39.86°, -105.02°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

The City of Federal Heights is a home rule city located in western Adams County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 14,382 at the 2020 United States census, a +25.42% increase since the 2010 United States census. Federal Heights is a part of the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor. The current mayor is Linda S. Montoya, who was elected to a second four-year term in 2023.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Federal Heights, CO from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Derrick Martin

player of American football

C

Charles Price Loomis

American sociologist (1905-1995)

Steve Quailer

professional ice hockey player

John Balistreri

American artist

Nikki Marshall

American soccer player

A

Adrian Mora

American boxer

A

Alice Van-Springsteen

American stuntwoman, jockey

B

Brad Pyatt

American football player

B

Brian Turk

American actor (1970-2019)

Cat Zingano

American mixed martial artist

E

Edward Casso

American politician

E

Emily Wilson II

American actress

E

Erika Sutton

American soccer player

G

Greg Brown

American football player and coach (born 1957)

Joel Klatt

College football analyst

Katee Doland

American model

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Colorado

• Westminster
  2.7 mi away · pop. 115,301
• Twin Lakes
  3 mi away · pop. 8,030
• Northglenn
  3.7 mi away · pop. 38,014
• Berkley
  4.1 mi away · pop. 10,789
• North Washington
  4.4 mi away · pop. 294
• Lakeside
  6.3 mi away · pop. 4
• Broomfield
  6.4 mi away · pop. 74,112
• Mountain View
  6.6 mi away · pop. 609
• Arvada
  7.5 mi away · pop. 122,529
• Wheat Ridge
  8 mi away · pop. 32,070
• Edgewater
  8.3 mi away · pop. 4,932
• Superior
  8.9 mi away · pop. 13,305

Browse all places in Colorado →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Federal Heights

South American sketches

Thomas Woodbine Hinchcliff · 1863

The Story of The Committee of 300

John Coleman · 2000

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Moonshine, Albany, Wyoming
  Wildfires · 2026-09-07 · 145 mi
• Wildfire 310, Garfield, Colorado
  Wildfires · 2026-08-06 · 161 mi
• Wildfire Post, Las Animas, Colorado
  Wildfires · 2026-08-11 · 195 mi
• Wildfire Swiss Roll, Archuleta, Colorado
  Wildfires · 2026-08-20 · 196 mi
• Wildfire Cold Springs, Converse, Wyoming
  Wildfires · 2026-08-10 · 199 mi
• Wildfire Sheep Pen, Las Animas, Colorado
  Wildfires · 2026-08-12 · 214 mi
• Wildfire LAUGHLIN, Colfax, New Mexico
  Wildfires · 2026-08-25 · 233 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-10-01 17:50 UTC.