Byers, Colorado

Byers is an unincorporated town, a post office, and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Byers post office has the ZIP Code 80103.^[5] At the United States Census 2020, the population of the Byers CDP was 1,322.^[4]

Byers, Colorado
Census-designated place
A welcome sign in Byers.
Location of the Byers CDP in Arapahoe County, Colorado.
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Coordinates: 39.7114°N 104.2277°W / 39.7114; -104.2277 (Byers, Colorado)[1]
Country	United States
State	Colorado
County	Arapahoe[2]
Government
• Type	unincorporated community
• Body	Arapahoe County[2]
Area [3]
• 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 [1]	5,204 ft (1,586 m)
Population  (2020)[4]
• Total	1,322
• Density	110/sq mi (43/km2)
Time zone	UTC−07:00 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP code[5]	80103
Area codes	303/720/983 blank_name = GNIS pop ID
GNIS town ID	2407933
FIPS code	08-10985

History

The Byers Post Office has been in operation since 1873. Byers comprises two distinct districts, being the bustling Downtown Byers, and the Historic Uptown Byers.^[6] The community took the name of William Byers, the first Colorado newspaper editor.^[7]

Geography

The Byers CDP has an area of 7,663 acres (31.013 km²), including 335 acres (1.356 km²) of water.^[3]

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Byers has a cold semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.

Climate data for Byers, Colorado, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1930–2019
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[8]
Source 2: National Weather Service (mean maxima and minima 1981–2010)[9]

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau initially defined the Byers CDP for the 1990 United States census.

Byers CDP, Colorado

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

• Geography portal
• History portal
• United States portal
• Colorado portal

• Denver–Aurora–Centennial, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area
• Front Range Urban Corridor
• List of census-designated places in Colorado
• List of populated places in Colorado
• List of post offices in Colorado