Mead, Colorado

About Mead

Mead, CO is a close-knit town located in northern Colorado with an estimated population of 6,735.

Mead holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 15.47 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 435 residents per square mile.

📰 Mead News Today

• Colorado River crisis: Lake Mead, Lake Powell inch closer to ‘dead pool’ Colorado Politics · Aug 17
• Lake Powell, Lake Mead hit record lows amid Colorado River crisis AZ Family · Aug 17
• Lake Powell Hits Lowest Level On Record As Water Crisis Continues The New York Times · Aug 17
• Lake Mead Hits New Record Low as Colorado River Crisis Deepens SnowBrains · Aug 16
• Lake Powell follows Mead to a new record low, an alarming Colorado River milestone KUER · Aug 16

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Mead Unique

• Positioned in northern Colorado, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Colorado — one of 482 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Big enough for services and schools, small enough to feel like home.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 6,735.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Mead

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Mead

• The Highlands Park reviews ★
• The Highlands Park 2 reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Mead

• Mead Elementary School
• Mead Middle School

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Mead

🏘️ Nearby Communities