East Longs Peak Trail-Longs Peak Trail-Keyhole Route-Shelf Trail · Photo: Benwildeboer at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Allenspark, CO: what to set up and who to call
Allenspark has no town government of its own, so Boulder County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Estes Park School District R-3. The closest ER is Estes Park Medical Center, 11.2 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Allenspark, 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 Allenspark.
Power comes from Xcel Energy
Xcel Energy (Public Service Co. of Colorado), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Allenspark. Its homes paid an average of 15.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $93 a month (its average across Colorado).
Start or move service: xcelenergy.com · (800) 895-4999
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Allenspark WSD
Allenspark WSD supplies Allenspark: about 18% of residents live in its service area. About 80% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 340 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 15.0 ppb. That’s higher than 52% 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. CO0107115.
Which providers serve Allenspark
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Allenspark, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
We don’t have Allenspark’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Allenspark.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Allenspark (98%) is in Estes Park School District R-3.
Test scores and every school: see 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
Allenspark is unincorporated, so Boulder 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.
Allenspark spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Allenspark residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Allenspark | ZIP’s residents in Allenspark |
|---|---|---|---|
| 80510 | Allenspark, CO | 76% | 98% |
| 80540 | Lyons, CO | 24% | 3% |
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 Allenspark
Who supplies Allenspark’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Allenspark WSD (EPA ID CO0107115). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Allenspark?
Xcel Energy (Public Service Co. of Colorado), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 15.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Allenspark?
80510 (76%), 80540 (24%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Allenspark in?
Estes Park School District R-3.
How do I register to vote in Allenspark?
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 Boulder County Clerk and Recorder, Elections Division. 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): pending.