Leyner, Colorado

Leyner, Colorado
Census Designated Place
Location of the Leyner CDP in Boulder County, Colorado
Leyner Location of the Leyner CDP in the United States
Coordinates: 40°03′04″N 105°06′27″W / 40.05111°N 105.10750°W / 40.05111; -105.10750 (Leyner CDP, Colorado)[1]
Country	United States
State	Colorado
County	Boulder County
Government [1]
• Type	unincorporated community
Area [2]
• Total	0.612 km2 (0.236 sq mi)
• Land	0.506 km2 (0.195 sq mi)
• Water	0.106 km2 (0.041 sq mi)
Elevation [1]	1,534 m (5,033 ft)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	40
• Density	65/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code[4]	Lafayette 80026
Area codes	303 & 720
GNIS feature ID	2583260[1]

Leyner is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Boulder County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Boulder, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the Leyner CDP was 40 at the United States Census 2020.^[3] The Lafayette post office (Zip Code 80026) serves the area.^[4]

Leyner is located in eastern Boulder County along the west side of U.S. Route 287, 4 miles (6 km) north of Lafayette. Boulder Creek forms the northern edge of the CDP.

The Leyner CDP has an area of 151 acres (0.612 km²), including 26 acres (0.106 km²) of water.^[2]

A rail line was built through the Leyner area in the early 1870s by the Denver & Boulder Valley Railroad, connecting Boulder and Brighton. The D&BV was acquired by the Union Pacific Railroad in 1898.^[5] Leyner does not appear on topographic maps until 1951, and it was adjacent to a siding, indicating that it was probably a railway station at some point in history.^[6]

The rail line has been owned since 2009 by the Regional Transportation District.^[7]

The United States Census Bureau initially defined the Leyner, CDP for the United States Census 2010.

• Boulder, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

• Boulder County website