Edgewater, Colorado

About Edgewater

Edgewater, CO is a small town located in central Colorado, home to 4,880 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Officially, Edgewater is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.69 square miles, giving it a compact, walkable footprint at roughly 7,072 residents per square mile.

📰 Edgewater News Today

• Edgewater Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 26
• Jefferson High School (Edgewater, CO) Soccer MaxPreps · Aug 14
• Your Voice: Edgewater's unique affordability challenge Denver7 · Feb 13
• Edgewater Music Festival Coming This Saturday Edgewater Echo · Jun 17
• Colorado man shot by Edgewater police in Wheat Ridge dies days after allegedly shooting at officer cbsnews.com · Jan 26

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Edgewater Unique

• One of 5 places in the US named Edgewater — but the Colorado one has a character all its own.
• Part of the fabric of Colorado — one of 482 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 3 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Edgewater

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Edgewater

• 1515 Restaurant
• Ajax Downtown — american
• Arepas House — venezuelan
• Asuka Ramen
• Backcountry Delicatessen — sandwich
• Bar Red — italian
• Barbed Wire Reef
• Beyond Thai — thai
• Big Daddy's Pizza — pizza
• Bistro Vendôme — french

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• 40 West Gallery · Art gallery
• Casa Bonita
• Children’s Museum of Denver at Marsico Campus · Museum
• Colorado Sports Hall of Fame · Museum
• Convergence Station - Meow Wolf · Art gallery
• Core New Art Space · Art gallery
• Dark White Gallery · Art gallery
• Denver Firefighters Museum · Museum
• Dikeou Collection · Museum
• Downtown Aquarium · Aquarium

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Edgewater

• Jefferson County Open School Community Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Skyline Park reviews ★
• 17th Street Plaza reviews ★
• Aviation Park reviews ★
• Barnum Community Garden & Orchard · Garden reviews ★
• Barnum Park East reviews ★
• Barnum Park South reviews ★
• Carl G Morse Park reviews ★
• Centennial Gardens · Garden reviews ★
• Charles Whitlock Recreation Park reviews ★
• Citizen's Park reviews ★
• Confluence East Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Edgewater

• Edgewater Elementary School
• Jefferson Junior/Senior High School
• Lumberg Elementary School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Edgewater

🏘️ Nearby Communities