Superior, Colorado
Superior is a town of 13,305 people in Boulder County, Colorado, founded in 1896.
Why visit Superior
Townapedia lists 8 museums and landmarks, 28 parks and trails, 45 places to eat, 11 places to stay and 3 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include AMC Flatiron Crossing 14, Davidson Mesa, Ginacci House and Rhoades House.
Weather in Superior
Forecast from the National Weather Service. Full forecast
About Superior
Superior is a Home Rule Town in Boulder County, Colorado, United States, with a small, uninhabited segment of land area extending into Jefferson County. Superior is a suburban community with a population of 13,361 as of 2024. Located in Colorado's Front Range urban corridor, it is close to the cities of Boulder, Denver, and the foothills of the Front Range mountains.
From the Wikipedia article Superior, Colorado (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do3
Museums and landmarks8
Ginacci House
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 3.7 mi
House in Louisville, Colorado
Rhoades House
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 3.6 mi
Historic house in Louisville, Colorado, United States
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Robinson House
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 3.4 mi
Historic house in Louisville, Colorado, United States
Rocky Flats Plant
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 3.7 mi
Defunct American nuclear weapons manufacturing site
The Beverly Collective
Museum · 1.3 mi
Boutique artisan collective featuring more than 25 local makers who create artwork, jewelry, pottery, clothing, beauty products, and more.
1 West Flatiron Crossing Drive, Broomfield
Mo-Su 11:00-20:00
Parks, trails and playgrounds28
Autrey Park Disc Golf Course
Park · 1.1 mi
1830 Honey Creek Lane, Superior
Mo-Su 07:00-20:00
16 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes45
Asian Cuisine
Restaurant · Asian, Vietnamese, Chinese · 0.5 mi
1627 Coalton Road, Superior
Tu-Su 10:00-20:00
Azafran
Restaurant · Indian · 1.4 mi
535 Zang Street
Mo-Th 11:30-14:30, 17:00-21:30; Fr 11:30-14:30, 17:00-22:00; Sa...
Double D's Sourdough Pizzeria and Taphouse
Restaurant · Pizza · 1.4 mi
535 Zang Street, Broomfield
Mo-Th, Su 11:00-22:00; Fr, Sa 11:00-23:00
El Tapatio Mexican Restaurant
Restaurant · Mexican · 1.2 mi
588 Summit Boulevard, Broomfield
Mo-Th 11:00-21:00; Fr 11:00-22:00; Sa 10:00-22:00; Su 10:00-21:00
33 more on the map.
Where to stay11
TownePlace Suites Boulder Broomfield/Interlocken
Motel and hotel · 1.5 mi
480 Flatiron Boulevard, Broomfield
Fairfield Inn & Suites Boulder Broomfield/Interlocken
Motel and hotel · 1.4 mi
455 Zang Street, Broomfield
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Denver Northwest - Broomfield
Motel and hotel · 1.9 mi
11401 Via Varra, Broomfield
Residence Inn Boulder Broomfield
Motel and hotel · 1.8 mi
845 Coal Creek Circle, Louisville
Shopping14
Gas and EV charging14
Schools, colleges and libraries41
Alicia Sanchez International School
School · 5.6 mi
655 Sir Galahad Drive, Lafayette
Coal Creek Elementary School
School · 3.6 mi
801 West Tamarisk Street, Louisville
Healthcare5
Map of Superior
169 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
People and cost of living
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024, U.S. Census Bureau. Estimates have margins of error, larger for small towns.
Disaster history
Boulder County has had 17 federal disaster declarations since 2000, most often for fires.
- 2024-07-31: Stone Mountain Fire (Fire)
- 2021-12-31: Wildfires And Straight-Line Winds (Fire)
- 2021-12-30: Marshall Fire (Fire)
- 2020-10-17: Calwood Fire (Fire)
- 2020-03-28: Covid-19 Pandemic (Biological)
- 2020-03-13: Covid-19 (Biological)
OpenFEMA disaster declarations summaries.
Getting there and nearby towns
Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (BJC) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 2 miles away.
- Louisville 3 mi north, about 4 min by car
- Lafayette 5 mi northeast, about 9 min by car
- Broomfield 6 mi east, about 10 min by car
- Westminster 6 mi southeast, about 10 min by car
- Arvada 7 mi south, about 11 min by car
- Boulder 8 mi northwest, about 13 min by car
- Federal Heights 9 mi southeast, about 14 min by car
- Northglenn 9 mi east, about 15 min by car
- Gunbarrel 9 mi north, about 15 min by car
- Erie 10 mi northeast, about 16 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB, the NEMICO news database.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- NCES EDGE (Public domain): public schools
- OpenFEMA (Public domain): disaster declarations
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- U.S. Census Bureau (Public domain): population, income, housing, education, commute
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Superior, Colorado, Fall 2011, Pleiades Two, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Ginacci House, Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Rocky Flats Site in July 1995 Prior to Final Cleanup, Federal Government of the United States, Public domain
- Rhoades House, Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Robinson House (Louisville, Colorado), Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Being Good Neighbors and helping the impacted communities, State Farm, CC BY 2.0
- Solar Panel Battery Enclosure on Traffic Light (4199633049), Dave Dugdale from Superior, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Solar traffic light 2, Dave Dugdale, CC BY-SA 2.0
- State Farm care kits handed out to local residents of impacted neighborhoods, State Farm, CC BY 2.0
- Home burned and destroyed by wildfire in Colorado, State Farm, CC BY 2.0
- Canon T2i 550D Water fall with ND Filter (5725141808), Dave Dugdale from Superior, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Flatiron Crossing Village Broomfield, TimTay, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Home burned in Colorado following wildfire, State Farm, CC BY 2.0
- Homeowners inspect remains of home burned in by Colorado wildfire, State Farm, CC BY 2.0
- Eleodes suturalis, iNaturalist user: paloma, CC0
- Vlcsnap-2022-01-03-00h40m10s142 (51801764822), Jack from Boulder, Colorado, U.S., CC BY-SA 2.0
- Vlcsnap-2022-01-03-00h39m26s274 (51802714586), Jack from Boulder, Colorado, U.S., CC BY-SA 2.0
- Vlcsnap-2022-01-03-00h40m46s948 (51802836438), Jack from Boulder, Colorado, U.S., CC BY-SA 2.0
- Vlcsnap-2022-01-03-00h36m37s285 (51802714406), Jack from Boulder, Colorado, U.S., CC BY-SA 2.0
- Vlcsnap-2022-01-03-00h36m00s268 (51801764467), Jack from Boulder, Colorado, U.S., CC BY-SA 2.0
- P20210914AS-0175 (51705709392), The White House, Public domain
- Penstemon secundiflorus - Shalana Gray 01, Shalana Gray https://www.inaturalist.org/people/shalana, CC BY 4.0
- Pythagoras Award Hologram, Zeptosecond, CC BY-SA 4.0
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