Map of Niwot CDP

Niwot is an unincorporated town, a post office, and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Boulder County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Boulder, Colorado Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Niwot post office has the ZIP Codes 80503 and 80544 (for post office boxes). At the United States Census 2020, the population of the Niwot CDP was 4,306.

Niwot CDP overview:
Name:	Niwot CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	Colorado
County:	Boulder County
Elevation:	5,167 ft (1,575 m)
Total Area:	4.005 sq mi (10.374 km²)
Land Area:	3.996 sq mi (10.350 km²)
Water Area:	0.009 sq mi (0.024 km²)
Total Population:	4,306
Population Density:	1,003/sq mi (387/km²)
ZIP code:	80503, 80544
FIPS code:	0853780

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History

Niwot is named for Arapaho Chief Niwot, a tribal leader in the Boulder area during the nineteenth century. The name means “left-handed”.

The town of Niwot was first platted in 1875 along either side of the Colorado Central Railroad. Initially, the town’s commercial district was to the west of the railroad, while the residential was to the east. By the early 1900s, the bulk of the town shifted to the east side of the track, while the buildings to the west were either relocated or burned down.

This locality is recognized for being the headquarters of footwear company Crocs, Inc. for more than a decade prior to June 2020.