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THORNTON

Colorado · UNITED STATES (US) · 39.87°N / 104.97°W

CO
ADM1 · ID GeoNames 5,441,492

Thornton is a city in United States with a population of 133,451. It sits at 39.87/-104.97, runs on America/Denver, is 2 km from Northglenn.

Population 133,451
Place Type Populated Place
Elevation 1631m
Timezone America/Denver

All facts

fields
Country
United States
Subdivision
Colorado
Coords
39.87°N / 104.97°W
UTC offset
-7
DST
Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km
NW Northglenn Colorado 39,197 2.3 km
SW Federal Heights Colorado 12,381 2.9 km
S Welby Colorado 14,846 3.7 km
SW Sherrelwood Colorado 18,287 4.2 km
SW Twin Lakes Colorado 6,101 5.5 km
SE Derby Colorado 7,685 5.6 km
W Shaw Heights Colorado 5,116 6.3 km
SW Westminster Colorado 116,317 6.6 km
SE Commerce City Colorado 53,696 7.4 km
SW Berkley Colorado 11,207 8.4 km

Air access

nearby

FAQ

3 questions
What is the population of Thornton?
133,451 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Thornton in?
America/Denver.
Which country is Thornton in?
United States (US).

Get this page as JSON

no auth
cURL 200 OK
$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/5441492

{
  "data": {
    "id": 5441492,
    "name": "Thornton",
    "ascii_name": "Thornton",
    "country_code": "US",
    "population": 133451,
    "elevation": 1631,
    "timezone_id": "America/Denver",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPL",
    "latitude": 39.86804,
    "longitude": -104.97192
  }
}
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