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Mountain View
Coloradotown
Mountain View
Total population
609
Median home value
$596,800
Bachelor's+
Median income
$106,875
Founded
1879
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 Town of Mountain View is a home rule municipality located in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. Mountain View is situated west of, and adjacent to, the city and county of Denver. As of the 2020 census, the population of Mountain View was 541. The Denver Post Office serves Mountain View.
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History
Mountain View was incorporated in 1904 on the land occupied by the Berkeley Annex subdivision established in 1888, which itself was part of the Berkeley Farm founded by John Brisben Walker in 1879. The town grew to approximately 500 residents living in 272 houses by 2008, with approximately 20 businesses in operation, but occupying a total of only 12 square blocks "sandwiched between Wheat Ridge and Denver."
Geography
Mountain View is located on the eastern edge of Jefferson County and is bordered to the north by Lakeside, to the west and south by Wheat Ridge, and to the east by Denver. According to the United States Census Bureau, Mountain View has a total area of , covering 12 square blocks, all of it land.
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Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Mountain View, CO from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Astravo Online Academy High SchoolHigh · LAKEWOOD · 2,134 students · 52:1 ratio
- Lakewood High SchoolHigh · LAKEWOOD · 1,885 students · 18.9:1 ratio
- Ralston Valley Senior High SchoolHigh · ARVADA · 1,843 students · 21.2:1 ratio
- Arvada West High SchoolHigh · ARVADA · 1,840 students · 20.4:1 ratio
- Bear Creek High SchoolHigh · LAKEWOOD · 1,431 students · 17.9:1 ratio
- Golden High SchoolHigh · GOLDEN · 1,416 students · 21.5:1 ratio
- Standley Lake High SchoolHigh · WESTMINSTER · 1,180 students · 18.7:1 ratio
- Pomona High SchoolHigh · ARVADA · 1,132 students · 19.2:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3 — 2025-10-1711 km NNE of Black Forest, Colorado
- M 2.7 — 2025-06-137 km SE of Erie, Colorado
- M 2.5 — 2020-10-242 km ESE of Georgetown, Colorado
- M 2.9 — 2019-03-307 km NE of Greeley, Colorado
- M 3 — 2016-11-068 km ENE of Greeley, Colorado
- M 2.7 — 2016-11-068 km ENE of Greeley, Colorado
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here










People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Colorado
- Lakeside0.3 mi away · pop. 4
- Edgewater1.7 mi away · pop. 4,932
- Wheat Ridge2.6 mi away · pop. 32,070
- Berkley2.7 mi away · pop. 10,789
- Twin Lakes4.3 mi away · pop. 8,030
- North Washington4.7 mi away · pop. 294
- Arvada6.4 mi away · pop. 122,529
- West Pleasant View7.1 mi away · pop. 5,051
- Westminster7.3 mi away · pop. 115,301
- Glendale8.1 mi away · pop. 4,531
- Golden8.5 mi away · pop. 20,417
- Englewood9.4 mi away · pop. 34,129
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Mountain View




Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire 310, Garfield, ColoradoWildfires · 2026-08-06 · 157 mi
- Wildfire Post, Las Animas, ColoradoWildfires · 2026-08-11 · 189 mi
- Wildfire Cold Springs, Converse, WyomingWildfires · 2026-08-10 · 205 mi
- Wildfire Sheep Pen, Las Animas, ColoradoWildfires · 2026-08-12 · 210 mi
- Wildfire Rio Blanco, Archuleta, ColoradoWildfires · 2026-07-28 · 211 mi
- Wildfire LAUGHLIN, Colfax, New MexicoWildfires · 2026-08-25 · 227 mi
- Wildfire Rayado Mesa, Colfax, New MexicoWildfires · 2026-07-27 · 239 mi
- Wildfire Rabbit Ear East, Union, New MexicoWildfires · 2026-08-24 · 249 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
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Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • iNaturalist
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET