Grand Junction, Colorado

Grand Junction, Colorado
Home rule municipality[1]
Grand Junction skyline
Nicknames:  Colorado Wine Country, River City
Location of the City of Grand Junction in Mesa County, Colorado.
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Coordinates: 39°05′16″N 108°34′05″W / 39.08778°N 108.56806°W / 39.08778; -108.56806
Country	United States
State	Colorado
County	Mesa County seat[1]
Incorporated	July 22, 1882[2]
Named for	Confluence of Grand River and Gunnison River
Government
• Type	Home Rule Municipality
Area [3]
• Total	40.077 sq mi (103.799 km2)
• Land	39.634 sq mi (102.652 km2)
• Water	0.443 sq mi (1.147 km2)
Elevation [4]	4,646 ft (1,416 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	65,560
• Rank	17th in Colorado
• Density	1,654/sq mi (639/km2)
• Metro	155,703
Time zone	UTC−07:00 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP Codes[5]	81501–81507
Area code	970
FIPS code	08-31660
GNIS feature ID	2410631[4]
Highways	I-70, U.S. Highway 6, U.S. Highway 50, CO SH 340, CO SH 141, CO SH 139
Website	www.gjcity.org

Grand Junction is a home rule municipality that is the seat of government and largest city of Mesa County, Colorado, United States.^[1] Grand Junction's population was 65,560 at the 2020 United States Census, making it the most populous city in western Colorado and the 17th most populous Colorado municipality overall.^[3]

Grand Junction is a major city along Interstate 70, being the economic and cultural center of Colorado's Western Slope, as well as roughly the halfway point between Denver and Salt Lake City. The city is also a college town, home to Colorado Mesa University.