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Meridian, Colorado

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Denver. It is located about 14 miles [22 km] to the north of Meridian and has a population of 554,636 people.<1>

The next largest community is Colorado Springs. It is located about 47 miles [75 km] to the south of Meridian and has a population of 360,890 people.

Other large communities in the area:

 Community DirectionDistance<2>2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Arvada   NW22 mi [35.41 km]107,3615.1% increase
 Aurora   NE13 mi [20.92 km]319,05715.44% increase
 Boulder   NW38 mi [61.2 km]94,1710.53% decrease
 Broomfield   NW27 mi [43.45 km]54,85843.34% increase
 Centennial   N2 mi [3.22 km]---
 Englewood   NW9 mi [14.48 km]32,6692.97% increase
 Lafayette   NW33 mi [53.1 km]25,0658.05% increase
 Lakewood   NW16 mi [25.75 km]140,9892.18% decrease
 Littleton   W8 mi [12.87 km]40,7771.08% increase
 Longmont   N44 mi [70.8 km]85,92820.87% increase
 Northglenn   N25 mi [40.23 km]33,6976.72% increase
 Parker   SE5 mi [8.05 km]43,76785.78% increase
 Thornton   N25 mi [40.23 km]113,42937.68% increase
 Westminster   NW25 mi [40.23 km]107,0566.06% increase
 Wheat Ridge   NW20 mi [32.19 km]30,8946.13% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

 Community DirectionDistance2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Acres Green   W2 mi [3.22 km]---
 Carriage Club   SW2 mi [3.22 km]---
 Castle Pines North   SW5 mi [8.05 km]---
 Castle Pines   S6 mi [9.66 km]---
 Castlewood   NW3 mi [4.83 km]---
 Cottonwood   E3 mi [4.83 km]---
 Foxfield   NE4 mi [6.44 km]92523.99% increase
 Gateway   W2 mi [3.22 km]---
 Grand View Estates   E2 mi [3.22 km]---
 Greenwood Village   NW5 mi [8.05 km]14,23028.95% increase
 Heritage Hills   SWLess than 2 mi---
 Highlands Ranch   W5 mi [8.05 km]---
 Lone Tree   SWLess than 2 mi9,34891.83% increase
 Southglenn   NW5 mi [8.05 km]---
 Stonegate   SE3 mi [4.83 km]---

Douglas County

Meridian is located in Douglas County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Douglas: Arapahoe, El Paso, Elbert, Jefferson, Park and Teller.

While not sharing a border with Douglas, the following counties are close to Meridian: Boulder, Denver and Adams.

Below are counties that are near Meridian (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Meridian:

 CountyDirectionNearest CommunityDistance From
Meridian
 Adams County   NEAurora13 miles [20 km]
 Arapahoe County   NCentennial2 miles [3 km]
 Boulder County   EPine Valley6 miles [9 km]
 Broomfield County   NBrandywine27 miles [43 km]
 Clear Creek County   WBrook Forest27 miles [43 km]
 Denver County   NWUniversity Hills9 miles [14 km]
 El Paso County   SGlen Park30 miles [48 km]
 Elbert County   SEParker Highlands12 miles [19 km]
 Gilpin County   NWCottonwood33 miles [53 km]
 Jefferson County   WArcher11 miles [17 km]



Search for Local Businesses

People are finding Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Meridian. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

Lodging     Gas Stations     Banks              
Bed & Breakfast     Truck Stops     Real Estate    
Campgrounds      Rentals    
Restaurants     Auto Repair      
 RV Repair     Churches    
Food/Groceries        
Pharmacy     Auto Parts     Libraries    
  RV Parts     Schools    
Attractions     Motorcycle Parts     Government Offices    
     
Fishing/Hunting     Hospitals      
Hiking/Camping     Doctors      
  Dentists      
Other...     Veterinarians      

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).



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Footnotes

<1>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Meridian.

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<2>Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Meridian and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance.

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<3>All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint.

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