About Derby
Set in the northern part of Colorado, Derby is a small unincorporated community.
Officially, Derby is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.75 square miles.
📰 Derby News Today
- Rockies Reacts Survey: To Derby, or not to Derby? Purple Row · Jun 30
- LETTERS: Derby Days a roaring success; pothole repairs Colorado Springs Gazette · Jul 29
- 11 Ways to Celebrate Derby Day Around Denver - 5280 5280 - Denver's Mile High Magazine · Apr 30
- The Complete History of the Colorado Rockies' Home Run Derby Participants Sports Illustrated · Jul 10
- Did Rockies catcher Hunter Goodman get snubbed for Home Run Derby? The Denver Post · Jul 13
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Derby Unique
- One of 5 places in the US named Derby — but the Colorado one has a character all its own.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in northern Colorado, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
- Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Derby
- Butcher Block Cafe — american
- El Jardin Restaurant — mexican
- Pizza Hut — pizza
- El Norteno — mexican
- Los Tamales — mexican
- Mama's Cafe — american
- Mei Wei — chinese
- Rice Bowl Chinese Cafe — chinese
- Taco River — mexican
- Tradicion Bar & Grill — american
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Derby
- Monaco Park reviews ★
- Pelican Ponds Open Space reviews ★
- Pioneer Park reviews ★
- Riverwalk Ballfields & Batting Cages reviews ★
- Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Derby Park reviews ★
- Fairfax Park reviews ★
- Freedom Park reviews ★
- Gifford Park reviews ★
- Joe Reilly Park reviews ★
- Los Valientes Park reviews ★
- Monaco Vista reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateColorado
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area1.75 sq mi
Coordinates39.8408, -104.9163