Leadville, Colorado

About Leadville

Leadville, CO is a small town located in western Colorado counting 2,624 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, Leadville is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.17 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 2,243 residents per square mile.

📰 Leadville News Today

• Leadville 100 comes down to a stunning sprint finish in Colorado Canadian Cycling Magazine · Aug 15
• Race Highlights: 2026 Leadville Trail 100 MTB Pinkbike · Aug 17
• Colorado Trail Days 11-12: Leadville, Melanzanas & Heading into the Collegiate West! The Trek · Aug 16
• In Leadville, they dig deep. This year, they had to dig deeper just to make it to the start of the Race Series 9News · Aug 14
• Finding another gear: Colorado cyclist overcomes tragedy to line up at the Leadville Trail 100 MTB SummitDaily.com · Aug 14

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Leadville Unique

• The only place in America named Leadville — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in western Colorado, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Colorado — one of 482 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 13 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Leadville

• Buchi Cafe Cubano
• City on a Hill — coffee shop (café)
• Casa Blanca Restaurant
• Golden Burro Cafe & Lounge
• High Mountain Pies
• La Mina Tacos Y Mariscos — mexican
• Pizza Hut — pizza
• Tennessee Pass Cafe — burger (café)
• The Famous — italian
• Zero Day Coffee — coffee shop (café)

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Healy House Museum & Dexter Cabin · Museum
• National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum · Museum
• Temple Israel · Museum
• Abandoned Bus · Attraction
• Colorado & Southern 2-8-0 641 · Attraction
• Hopemore Mine Tour · Attraction
• Matchless Mine · Attraction
• Pyrenees Mine Headframe · Attraction
• Tabor Home Museum · Museum
• The Leadville Heritage Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Leadville

• Cloud City Farm & Community Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Bob Zaitz Park reviews ★
• Ice Palace Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Leadville

• Cloud City High School
• Lake County Elementary School
• Lake County High School
• Lake County Intermediate School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• St Vincent General Hospital District · 24/7 ER · Critical Access Hospitals

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Leadville

🏘️ Nearby Communities