Byers, Colorado

Byers, Colorado
Census Designated Place
A welcome sign in Byers.
A welcome sign in Byers.
Location of the Byers CDP in Arapahoe County, Colorado.
Location of the Byers CDP in Arapahoe County, Colorado.
Byers is located in the United States
Byers
Byers
Location of the Byers CDP in the United States.
Coordinates: 39°42′36″N 104°13′08″W / 39.7100715°N 104.2189400°W / 39.7100715; -104.2189400 (Byers CDP, Colorado)[1]
Country United States
State Colorado
CountyArapahoe County
Government
[2]
 • Typeunincorporated town
Area
[1]
 • Total
11.974 sq mi (31.013 km2)
 • Land11.451 sq mi (29.657 km2)
 • Water0.524 sq mi (1.356 km2)
Elevation
[2]
5,210 ft (1,588 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total
1,322
 • Density110/sq mi (43/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code[4]
80103
Area codes303 & 720
GNIS feature[2]Byers CDP

Byers is an unincorporated town, a post office, and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Byers post office has the ZIP Code 80103.[4] At the United States Census 2020, the population of the Byers CDP was 1,322.[3]

History

The Byers Post Office has been in operation since 1873. Byers comprises two distinct districts, being the bustling Downtown Byers, and the Historic Uptown Byers.[5] The community took the name of William Byers, the first Colorado newspaper editor.[6]

Geography

The Byers CDP has an area of 7,663 acres (31.013 km2), including 335 acres (1.356 km2) of water.[1]

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Byers has a cold semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.

Climate data for Byers, Colorado, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1930–2019
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 74
(23) 		78
(26) 		85
(29) 		92
(33) 		98
(37) 		106
(41) 		106
(41) 		104
(40) 		101
(38) 		91
(33) 		81
(27) 		76
(24) 		106
(41)
Mean maximum °F (°C) 62.0
(16.7) 		66.1
(18.9) 		75.6
(24.2) 		82.3
(27.9) 		90.0
(32.2) 		97.2
(36.2) 		101.3
(38.5) 		98.2
(36.8) 		93.6
(34.2) 		84.6
(29.2) 		74.7
(23.7) 		63.8
(17.7) 		101.5
(38.6)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 42.3
(5.7) 		44.6
(7.0) 		54.3
(12.4) 		61.2
(16.2) 		70.5
(21.4) 		82.9
(28.3) 		89.5
(31.9) 		87.0
(30.6) 		79.3
(26.3) 		65.2
(18.4) 		52.5
(11.4) 		42.5
(5.8) 		64.3
(18.0)
Daily mean °F (°C) 28.3
(−2.1) 		30.2
(−1.0) 		39.5
(4.2) 		46.3
(7.9) 		56.0
(13.3) 		66.9
(19.4) 		73.4
(23.0) 		71.3
(21.8) 		62.9
(17.2) 		49.2
(9.6) 		37.3
(2.9) 		28.1
(−2.2) 		49.1
(9.5)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 14.2
(−9.9) 		15.8
(−9.0) 		24.7
(−4.1) 		31.5
(−0.3) 		41.5
(5.3) 		50.9
(10.5) 		57.4
(14.1) 		55.6
(13.1) 		46.5
(8.1) 		33.2
(0.7) 		22.2
(−5.4) 		13.8
(−10.1) 		33.9
(1.1)
Mean minimum °F (°C) −8.1
(−22.3) 		−6.8
(−21.6) 		6.0
(−14.4) 		15.8
(−9.0) 		27.6
(−2.4) 		38.3
(3.5) 		48.0
(8.9) 		47.3
(8.5) 		31.4
(−0.3) 		16.8
(−8.4) 		0.5
(−17.5) 		−9.8
(−23.2) 		−18.3
(−27.9)
Record low °F (°C) −32
(−36) 		−36
(−38) 		−19
(−28) 		−9
(−23) 		20
(−7) 		29
(−2) 		38
(3) 		37
(3) 		10
(−12) 		−5
(−21) 		−22
(−30) 		−33
(−36) 		−36
(−38)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 0.45
(11) 		0.52
(13) 		1.21
(31) 		1.82
(46) 		2.46
(62) 		1.98
(50) 		2.56
(65) 		1.99
(51) 		1.20
(30) 		0.98
(25) 		0.67
(17) 		0.45
(11) 		16.29
(412)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 6.1
(15) 		6.3
(16) 		7.3
(19) 		5.5
(14) 		0.7
(1.8) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.9
(2.3) 		3.8
(9.7) 		5.9
(15) 		6.2
(16) 		42.7
(108.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) 3.8 3.7 4.8 6.6 9.1 8.6 8.7 8.2 5.3 4.8 4.4 3.9 71.9
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) 3.5 3.6 2.6 2.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.2 2.7 3.5 19.8
Source 1: NOAA[7]
Source 2: National Weather Service (mean maxima and minima 1981–2010)[8]

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau initially defined the Byers CDP for the 1990 United States Census.

Byers CDP, Colorado
YearPop.±%
19901,065—    
20001,233+15.8%
20101,160−5.9%
20201,322+14.0%
Source: United States Census Bureau

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "U.S. Board on Geographic Names: Domestic Names". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  3. ^ a b United States Census Bureau. "Byers CDP, Colorado". Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Look Up a ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  5. ^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
  6. ^ Dawson, John Frank (1954). Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 12.
  7. ^ "U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
  8. ^ "NOAA Online Weather Data". National Weather Service. Retrieved August 8, 2022.