Dakota Ridge, Colorado
Census Designated Place
Dakota Ridge trail access
Location of the Dakota Ridge CDP in Jefferson County, Colorado.
Dakota Ridge Location of the Dakota Ridge CDP in the United States.
Coordinates: 39°37′09″N 105°08′04″W / 39.6192271°N 105.1343283°W / 39.6192271; -105.1343283 (Dakota Ridge CDP, Colorado)[1]
Country	United States
State	Colorado
County	Jefferson County
Government [2]
• Type	unincorporated community
Area [1]
• Total	9.685 sq mi (25.085 km2)
• Land	9.387 sq mi (24.311 km2)
• Water	0.299 sq mi (0.774 km2)
Elevation [2]	5,771 ft (1,759 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	33,892
• Density	3,500/sq mi (1,400/km2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code[4]	80127, 80465
Area codes	303 & 720
GNIS feature[2]	Dakota Ridge CDP

Dakota Ridge is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the Dakota Ridge CDP was 33,892 at the United States Census 2020.^[3] In 1988, voters turned down a proposal to incorporate Dakota Ridge.^[5] The community lies in ZIP codes 80127 and 80465.^[4]

Geography

Dakota Ridge is bordered to the east by Denver, to the north by Lakewood, and to the south by unincorporated Ken Caryl. It is bordered to the west by the Dakota Hogback, a sharp hogback ridge that to the north near Morrison is also known as Dinosaur Ridge.

Colorado State Highway 470, part of the beltway around the Denver metropolitan area, runs through the western part of the community, leading north to Golden and southeast to Highlands Ranch. Downtown Denver is 17 miles (27 km) to the northeast.

The Dakota Ridge CDP has an area of 6,199 acres (25.085 km²), including 191 acres (0.774 km²) of water.^[1]

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau initially defined the Dakota Ridge CDP for the United States Census 2010.

Education

Dakota Ridge is served by the Jefferson County Public Schools.