About Niwot
Niwot, CO is a small unincorporated community located in northern Colorado.
Niwot holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 4 square miles.
📰 Niwot News Today
- Niwot soccer standout Cora Roberts trains with USA Deaf Youth National Team denverpost.com · Aug 17
- Schedule - Niwot Cougars (Niwot, CO) Football 26-27 MaxPreps · Aug 13
- Death Investigation in Niwot Following Early-Morning Search Boulder County (.gov) · Jul 17
- Niwot Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 24
- Michael Thomas Brennan Obituary - Daily Camera · Jul 23
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Niwot Unique
- The only place in America named Niwot — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in northern Colorado, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Niwot
- Winot Coffee Company (café)
- Abo's Pizza — pizza
- Fan's Chinese — chinese
- Farow
- Garden Gate Cafe
- Raza Freza — mexican
- Sachi - Casual Japanese Restaurant — japanese
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- VT Pumpkin Patch · Attraction
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Niwot
- Lagerman Agricultural Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Blue Skies Park reviews ★
- Clover Basin Trail reviews ★
- Clover Meadows Neighborhood Park reviews ★
- Dry Creek Greenway reviews ★
- Niwot Park reviews ★
- Pike Playground reviews ★
- Whistle Stop Park reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Niwot
- Niwot Elementary School
- Niwot High School
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateColorado
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area4 sq mi
Coordinates40.0975, -105.1583