Aetna Estates is an
unincorporated community
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and a
census-designated place (CDP) located in
Arapahoe County,
Colorado
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,
United States
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. The CDP is a part of the
Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area
Denver is the central city of a conurbation region in the U.S. state of Colorado. The conurbation includes one continuous region consisting of the six central counties of Adams, Arapahoe, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, and Jefferson. The Denver regi ...
. The population of the Aetna Estates CDP was 1,496 at the
United States Census 2020.
The unincorporated community is surrounded by
Aurora
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also commonly known as the northern lights (aurora borealis) or southern lights (aurora australis), is a natural light display in Earth's sky, predominantly observed in high-latitude regions (around the Arc ...
and lies in
ZIP Code 80018.
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Geography
The Aetna Estates CDP has an area of , all land.
Demographics
The United States Census Bureau
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initially defined the for the
Education
The school district is Adams-Arapahoe School District 28J.
Zoned schools are as follows: Harmony Ridge P-8 School, and Vista PEAK Preparatory School.[ ]
Detail of Vista PEAK boundary
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See also
*Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area
Denver is the central city of a conurbation region in the U.S. state of Colorado. The conurbation includes one continuous region consisting of the six central counties of Adams, Arapahoe, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, and Jefferson. The Denver regi ...
* Front Range Urban Corridor
*List of census-designated places in Colorado
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* List of populated places in Colorado
References
External links
State of Colorado
History ColoradoArapahoe County Government website
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Census-designated places in Arapahoe County, Colorado
Census-designated places in Colorado
Denver metropolitan area