AC & heating repair · Broomfield, Colorado

AC repair and HVAC service in Broomfield, CO

AC quit, heat pump struggling, or a system near the end of its life? In Broomfield, 27% of homes heat with electricity^[1] and half were built before 2002. Request service from HVAC contractors working here. Broomfield, in Broomfield County — ZIPs 80020, 80023, 80021, 80516, counts 79,174 residents (2025 estimate)^[2].

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The Broomfield HVAC picture in brief

Population (2025 est.): 79,174^[2]+6.8% since 2020
County: Broomfield^[2]
Land area: 33.0 sq mi^[3]
Population density: 2,402 / sq mi^[2]^[3]
Homes heated with electricity: 27%^[1]the 7th-highest share of the 15 Denver-area suburbs we cover
Homes heated with utility gas: 71%^[1]plus 1% propane/LP
Lightning-damage reports within 10 mi: 1^[4]2016–2025; power surges damage HVAC control boards
Damaging-wind reports within 10 mi: 22^[4]2016–2025; wind-blown debris damages outdoor condenser units
Homes built before 2000: 45%^[1]of 33,202 housing units
Median year built: 2002^[1]the 4th-newest of the 15 Denver-area suburbs we cover

Reading the Broomfield data for HVAC

Broomfield is one of the fastest-growing Denver-metro suburbs tracked here: 79,174 people (2025 estimate), up 6.8% since 2020^[2]. The city spans 33.0 square miles at 2,402 residents per square mile (the 12th densest) and sits entirely in Broomfield County, served by ZIP codes 80020, 80023, 80021, 80516^[3].

With 32% of homes built in 2010 or later^[1], a good share of Broomfield's equipment may still be under builder or manufacturer warranty; the 45% built before 2000 is where replacement jobs cluster.

4 ZIP codes cover Broomfield — 80020 (36% of the city's land), 80023 (35% of the city's land), 80021 (17% of the city's land), 80516 (11% of the city's land)^[5].

Nearest of the other suburbs we track: Northglenn (4.7 mi SE), Westminster (5.1 mi S) and Thornton (6.2 mi E)^[3].

27% of occupied Broomfield homes heat with electricity, 71% with utility gas and 1% with propane^[1] — the 7th-highest electric share of the 15 Denver-area suburbs we cover; nearby, Northglenn (29%), Westminster (29%), and Thornton (28%) heat electrically. Gas heat means a furnace plus a separate AC condenser.

Storm exposure for HVAC hardware: 1 lightning-damage report within 10 miles; 22 damaging-wind reports within 10 miles in 2016–2025^[4]. Most recent: Jul 10, 2025, 7.8 miles from the city center.

45% of Broomfield's 33,202 housing units were built before 2000 and 32% since 2010^[1] (pre-2000 share nearby: Northglenn (79%), Westminster (76%), and Thornton (55%)). Check builder-installed equipment for a registered warranty.

Measured against the 15 suburbs on this site, Broomfield records the 2nd-highest share of homes built since 2010 (32%)^[1].

How air moves through a central system

Air path: return duct, filter, air handler, supply ducts — one clogged filter drags the whole loop down.

Illustration, not to scale. 1 lightning-damage report within 10 miles and 22 damaging-wind reports in 2016–2025.

Broomfield storm calendar

Within 10 miles of Broomfield, 2016–2025: 22 damaging-wind reports and 1 lightning report^[4]. Peak: 96% in June, July, and August. Busiest year 2020 (11); 3 of 10 years had none. Busiest month June 2020 (10). Latest: damaging-wind report, Jul 10, 2025, 7.8 mi out.

Broomfield, 2016–2025
Month	Damaging wind	Lightning	All
May	1	–	1
Jun	11	1	12
Jul	8	–	8
Aug	2	–	2

Darker squares, more reports. NOAA Storm Events Database^[4].

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The data underneath this Broomfield page

How Broomfield stacks up against the median suburb we cover (median of 15)^[1]^[4]
Measure	Broomfield	Median of 15	Difference
Built 2010 or later	32%	15%	17 pts higher
Built before 2000	45%	71%	26 pts lower
Damaging-wind reports (10 mi)	22	31	9 fewer
Propane / LP heat	1.1%	0.9%	about the same
Electric heat	27%	26%	1 pts higher
Median year built	2002	1987	15 years newer
Utility-gas heat	71%	71%	about the same

Largest differences first. Medians are the middle value across the covered Denver-area suburbs, from the same sources.

Broomfield and nearby suburbs, side by side^[4]^[3]
City	Lightning reports	Damaging-wind reports
Broomfield	1	22
Northglenn 4.7 mi	2	30
Westminster 5.1 mi	3	34
Thornton 6.2 mi	1	33
Arvada 9.8 mi	2	21
Brighton 13.6 mi	0	21

Most recent damaging-wind reports within 10 miles^[4]
Date	Wind	Distance
Jul 10, 2025	64 mph	7.8 mi
Jul 8, 2025	49 mph (est.)	8.8 mi
Jun 17, 2025	60 mph (est.)	2.9 mi
Jul 20, 2024	58 mph	4.9 mi
Jul 20, 2024	60 mph	4.2 mi
Jul 31, 2023	61 mph	7.5 mi

Lightning-damage reports within 10 miles^[4]
Date	Distance
Jun 2, 2019	0.4 mi

How Broomfield's 31,760 occupied homes are heated^[1]
Main heating fuel	Homes	Share	Margin of error
Utility gas	22,538	71.0%	±629
Electricity	8,528	26.9%	±585
Bottled or tank gas (propane, butane, etc.)	344	1.1%	±90
No fuel used	146	0.5%	±93
Solar energy	99	0.3%	±52
Wood	58	0.2%	±58
Other fuel	47	0.1%	±30

When Broomfield's 33,202 housing units were built^[1]
Built	Units	Share	Margin of error
2020 or later	1,105	3.3%	±211
2010 to 2019	9,557	28.8%	±454
2000 to 2009	7,684	23.1%	±453
1990 to 1999	5,433	16.4%	±405
1980 to 1989	2,471	7.4%	±331
1970 to 1979	4,321	13.0%	±375
1960 to 1969	1,196	3.6%	±207
1950 to 1959	1,325	4.0%	±177
1940 to 1949	48	0.1%	±38
1939 or earlier	62	0.2%	±43

ACS 2020–2024 estimates; margins of error are the Census Bureau's 90% intervals.

Broomfield housing and households^[1]
Measure	Value
Housing units	33,202
Detached single-family	19,372 (58%)
Occupied homes	31,760
Owner-occupied	19,925 (63%)
Renter-occupied	11,835 (37%)
Median home value	$664,500

ACS 2020–2024 estimates.

ZIP code areas covering Broomfield^[5]
ZIP (ZCTA)	Share of Broomfield's land	Share of the ZIP inside the city
80020	36%	60%
80023	35%	63%
80021	17%	34%
80516	11%	9%

HVAC questions from Broomfield homeowners

Are heat pumps common in Broomfield?

27% of Broomfield homes heat with electricity^[1], which means a heat pump or electric resistance heat.

How old are Broomfield's homes — and their HVAC systems?

The median home dates to 2002, and 32% were built in 2010 or later^[1]. Your own system may have been replaced since — the outdoor unit's data plate shows when it was made.

Which Broomfield ZIP codes are covered?

80020, 80023, 80021, and 80516^[5], Broomfield County. Nearby pages: Northglenn (4.7 mi), Westminster (5.1 mi), and Thornton (6.2 mi)^[3].

My Broomfield home is fairly new — could the HVAC equipment still be under warranty?

Possibly: 32% of Broomfield's housing units were built in 2010 or later^[1], the 2nd-highest share of the 15 Denver-area suburbs we cover. Check your closing paperwork for warranties before paying for a repair.

Sources

Data pulled Sep 28, 2026. Full citations and method.