Leadville North is a community in Lake County, Colorado, home to about 1,417 people across 2.5 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 80461.
Homes sold for a median of $402 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly Leadville; part is in Leadville North
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Leadville North. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS)91 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (Sardy Field) (ASE)30 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Denver, CO84 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Phoenix, AZ507 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Leadville North; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Leadville North had 1,892 residents in the 2020 census, down 3% since 2000.
It’s the 194th largest of 472 towns in Colorado by population.
Lake County grew from 18,054 residents in 1900 to 7,436 in 2020.
Lake County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 71°F in summer, and winter lows average 5°F. About 13.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 157 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Leadville Lake Co Ap, CO weather station (2 miles away).
1,702 jobs at 253 businesses in Lake County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2022 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
37 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Leadville North.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 4 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 1 |
| Dentists | 3 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 12 |
| Mental health providers | 10 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 4 |
| Chiropractors | 3 |
| Pharmacies | 2 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (2 nearby)
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums (5 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Public schools here are run by Lake County School District No. R-1. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake County Elementary SchoolLeadville | Pre-K–2 | 248 | Public | 0.4 mi |
| Lake County Intermediate SchoolLeadville | 3–6 | 259 | Public | 0.3 mi |
| Lake County High SchoolLeadville | 7–12 | 389 | Public | 0.4 mi |
| Cloud City High SchoolLeadville | 9–12 | 35 | Alternative Education | 0.4 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain InstituteLeadville | 11–12 | 44 | Nonsectarian | 3.9 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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