Brighton, CO -- U.S. city in Colorado Population (2000): 20905 Housing Units (2000): 6990 Land area (2000): 17.077743 sq. miles (44.231150 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.054526 sq. miles (0.141221 sq. km) Total area (2000): 17.132269 sq. miles (44.372371 sq. km) FIPS code: 08675 Located within: Colorado (CO), FIPS 08 Location: 39.974184 N, 104.809926 W ZIP Codes (1990): Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Brighton, CO Brighton