Denver is an unincorporated community located in Lincoln County in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is situated on North Carolina State Highway 16 on the west side of Lake Norman on the Catawba River. It is about 25 miles north of downtown Charlotte and just south of the Catawba County boundary.

Denver is at latitude 35°31'52" north and longitude 81°01'47" west. The ZIP code is 28037 and the FIPS place code is 17000. The elevation is 902 feet above sea level.