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Arvada West vs Ralston Valley - Girls Freshman Basketball 02/06/2027 | Watch Live & On Demand

NFHS Network · Sep 26, 2026

Arvada vs Washington - Girls Varsity Volleyball 09/23/2026 | Watch Live & On Demand

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Pomona vs William Smith - Girls Junior Varsity Volleyball 09/22/2026 | Watch Live & On Demand

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City in Colorado, US

1859Established

124,402Population

39.4 sq miArea

5,348 ftElevation

Arvada () is a home rule city located in Jefferson and Adams counties, Colorado, United States. The city population was 124,402 at the 2020 United States census, with 121,510 residing in Jefferson County and 2,892 in Adams County. Arvada is the seventh most populous city in Colorado. The city is a part of the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor. The Olde Town Arvada historic district is 7 miles (11 km) northwest of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver.

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#39Most remote workers in CO #47Fastest growing in CO #51Highest income in CO All CO rankings →

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ZIP code80001, 80002, 80003

Area code303

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#48Best public schoolsof 142 in CO

DistrictJefferson County School District No. R-1Schools33

Three Creeks K-8Elementary · Grades K–8 · 1,050 students Lincoln Charter AcademyElementary · Grades PK–8 · 824 students West Woods Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 542 students Meiklejohn ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 521 students Sierra Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 493 students Van Arsdale Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 492 students

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