Sunshine (also known as Sunshine Canyon) is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Boulder County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Boulder, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the Sunshine CDP was 230 at the United States Census 2010.[4] The Boulder post office (Zip Code 80302) serves the area.[3]

Sunshine, Colorado
Census Designated Place
Location of the Sunshine CDP in Boulder County, Colorado.
Sunshine Location of the Sunshine CDP in the United States.
Coordinates: 40°03′49″N 105°22′11″W[1]
Country	United States
State	Colorado
County	Boulder County
Government [2]
• Type	unincorporated community
Area [1]
• Total	1.730 sq mi (4.481 km2)
• Land	1.730 sq mi (4.481 km2)
• Water	0.000 sq mi (0.000 km2)
Population  (2010)
• Total	230
• Density	133/sq mi (51/km2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code[3]	Boulder 80302
Area codes	303 & 720
GNIS feature[2]	Sunshine CDP

Geography

Sunshine is located in central Boulder County, in the hills northwest of the city of Boulder. It is bordered by the Crisman CDP to the south, and the Glendale and Lazy Acres CDPs are to the north.

The Sunshine CDP has an area of 1,107 acres (4.481 km²), all land.[1]

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau initially defined the Sunshine CDP for the United States Census 2010.

See also

• Outline of Colorado
  • Index of Colorado-related articles
• State of Colorado
  • Colorado cities and towns
    • Colorado census designated places
  • Colorado counties
    • Boulder County, Colorado
  • Colorado metropolitan areas
    • Front Range Urban Corridor
    • North Central Colorado Urban Area
    • Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO Combined Statistical Area
    • Boulder, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

References

External links

• Sunshine Fire Protection District
• Sunshine, Colorado
• Sunshine mines and miners
• Sunshine @ Mindat.org
• Boulder County website