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Byers, Colorado
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A welcome sign in Byers.
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Location of the Byers CDP in Arapahoe County, Colorado.
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 Byers, Colorado
Location in the United States
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| Country |  United States |
| State |  Colorado |
| County | Arapahoe County |
| Government | |
| • Type | unincorporated town |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.974 sq mi (31.013 km2) |
| • Land | 11.451 sq mi (29.657 km2) |
| • Water | 0.524 sq mi (1.356 km2) |
| Elevation | 5,210 ft (1,588 m) |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 1,322 |
| • Density | 110.40/sq mi (42.627/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP Code |
80103
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| Area codes | 303 & 720 |
| GNIS feature | Byers CDP |
Byers is a community in Colorado, United States. It's not an official city or town with its own government. Instead, it's called an "unincorporated town" and a "census-designated place" (CDP). This means it's a special area defined by the government for counting people during the census.
Byers is located in Arapahoe County and is part of the larger Denver metropolitan area. The local post office uses the ZIP Code 80103. In 2020, about 1,322 people lived in Byers.
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Byers History
The Byers Post Office first opened in 1873. The community was named after William Byers, who was a very important person in Colorado's early days. He was the first newspaper editor in the state.
Byers is divided into two main parts. There's a busy area known as Downtown Byers. There's also a more historic part called Historic Uptown Byers.
Byers Geography
The Byers CDP covers an area of about 31 square kilometers (or about 12 square miles). Most of this area is land, but about 1.36 square kilometers (or 0.52 square miles) is water.
Byers Climate and Weather
Byers has a type of weather called a cold semi-arid climate. This means it's generally dry, but not a desert, and it can get quite cold. On climate maps, this is often shown as "BSk."
The weather in Byers changes throughout the year. Summers are warm, and winters are cold. The area gets some rain and snow, with more precipitation in the spring and summer months.
| Climate data for Byers, Colorado, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1930–2019 | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 74 (23) |
78 (26) |
85 (29) |
92 (33) |
98 (37) |
106 (41) |
106 (41) |
104 (40) |
101 (38) |
91 (33) |
81 (27) |
76 (24) |
106 (41) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 62.0 (16.7) |
66.1 (18.9) |
75.6 (24.2) |
82.3 (27.9) |
90.0 (32.2) |
97.2 (36.2) |
101.3 (38.5) |
98.2 (36.8) |
93.6 (34.2) |
84.6 (29.2) |
74.7 (23.7) |
63.8 (17.7) |
101.5 (38.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 42.3 (5.7) |
44.6 (7.0) |
54.3 (12.4) |
61.2 (16.2) |
70.5 (21.4) |
82.9 (28.3) |
89.5 (31.9) |
87.0 (30.6) |
79.3 (26.3) |
65.2 (18.4) |
52.5 (11.4) |
42.5 (5.8) |
64.3 (18.0) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 28.3 (−2.1) |
30.2 (−1.0) |
39.5 (4.2) |
46.3 (7.9) |
56.0 (13.3) |
66.9 (19.4) |
73.4 (23.0) |
71.3 (21.8) |
62.9 (17.2) |
49.2 (9.6) |
37.3 (2.9) |
28.1 (−2.2) |
49.1 (9.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 14.2 (−9.9) |
15.8 (−9.0) |
24.7 (−4.1) |
31.5 (−0.3) |
41.5 (5.3) |
50.9 (10.5) |
57.4 (14.1) |
55.6 (13.1) |
46.5 (8.1) |
33.2 (0.7) |
22.2 (−5.4) |
13.8 (−10.1) |
33.9 (1.1) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −8.1 (−22.3) |
−6.8 (−21.6) |
6.0 (−14.4) |
15.8 (−9.0) |
27.6 (−2.4) |
38.3 (3.5) |
48.0 (8.9) |
47.3 (8.5) |
31.4 (−0.3) |
16.8 (−8.4) |
0.5 (−17.5) |
−9.8 (−23.2) |
−18.3 (−27.9) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −32 (−36) |
−36 (−38) |
−19 (−28) |
−9 (−23) |
20 (−7) |
29 (−2) |
38 (3) |
37 (3) |
10 (−12) |
−5 (−21) |
−22 (−30) |
−33 (−36) |
−36 (−38) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.45 (11) |
0.52 (13) |
1.21 (31) |
1.82 (46) |
2.46 (62) |
1.98 (50) |
2.56 (65) |
1.99 (51) |
1.20 (30) |
0.98 (25) |
0.67 (17) |
0.45 (11) |
16.29 (412) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 6.1 (15) |
6.3 (16) |
7.3 (19) |
5.5 (14) |
0.7 (1.8) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.9 (2.3) |
3.8 (9.7) |
5.9 (15) |
6.2 (16) |
42.7 (108.8) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 6.6 | 9.1 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 8.2 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 71.9 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 3.5 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 19.8 |
| Source 1: NOAA | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: National Weather Service (mean maxima and minima 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
Byers Population and Demographics
The United States Census Bureau first defined Byers as a CDP for the 1990 census. A census is a count of all the people living in a certain area. It helps the government understand how communities are growing and changing.
The population of Byers has changed over the years:
| Byers CDP, Colorado | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1990 | 1,065 | — |
| 2000 | 1,233 | +15.8% |
| 2010 | 1,160 | −5.9% |
| 2020 | 1,322 | +14.0% |
| Source: United States Census Bureau | ||
See also
In Spanish: Byers (Colorado) para niños
