Photo: Greg Goebel · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Air Force Academy, CO: what to set up and who to call
Air Force Academy has no town government of its own, so El Paso County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Academy School District 20. Library 21c (Pikes Peak Library District), 4.8 miles away, is the closest library to Air Force Academy.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Air Force Academy, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in Air Force Academy.
Power comes from Black Hills Colorado Electric
Black Hills Colorado Electric (Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves 78.8% of Air Force Academy residents. Its homes paid an average of 18.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $95 a month (its average across Colorado).
Start or move service: blackhillsenergy.com · (800) 694-8989
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Us Air Force Academy water system
The Us Air Force Academy water system supplies Air Force Academy: about 62% of residents live in its service area. About 38% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Colorado Springs Utilities as seller) and serves 16,876 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 64% of similar systems’ latest results.
The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report
EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. CO0121845.
5 home internet providers serve Air Force Academy
100% of 2 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| CenturyLink | DSL | 100% | 100/10 |
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 100% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 100% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 100% | 25/6 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Air Force Academy’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Air Force Academy.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Air Force Academy is in Academy School District 20.
ASchool gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
No town hall: the county runs things
Air Force Academy is unincorporated, so El Paso County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Air Force Academy is in ZIP code 80840
ZIP codes where Air Force Academy residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Air Force Academy | ZIP’s residents in Air Force Academy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 80840 | Usaf Academy, CO | 100% | 100% |
80841 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
Getting around, the ER and the library
One line each; the subject pages have the rest.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Air Force Academy
Who supplies Air Force Academy’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Us Air Force Academy water system (EPA ID CO0121845). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.6 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Air Force Academy?
Black Hills Colorado Electric (Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 18.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Air Force Academy?
CenturyLink, Xfinity, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Air Force Academy?
80840. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Air Force Academy in?
Academy School District 20.
How do I register to vote in Air Force Academy?
In Colorado you can register online until 8 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 8 days before). Elections here are run by the El Paso County Clerk and Recorder. Check your registration at sos.state.co.us.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
- Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
- Trash: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
- Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
- Registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
- Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
- Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.