Living in Altona, CO: what to set up and who to call
Altona has no town government of its own, so Boulder County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend St. Vrain Valley School District RE 1J. Power in Altona comes from Poudre Valley REA, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Altona, 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 Altona.
Power comes from Poudre Valley REA
Poudre Valley REA (Poudre Valley REA, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Altona. Its homes paid an average of 12.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $109 a month (its average across Colorado).
Start or move service: www.pvrea.com · (970) 226-1234
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Left Hand WD water system
The Left Hand WD water system supplies Altona: about 67% of residents live in its service area. Lefthand WSD Lake Pines serves another 31%. About 9% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water (EPA lists City of Boulder and City of Longmont and Central Weld Cnty WD as sellers) and serves 20,280 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 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.0 ppb. That’s lower than 59% 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. CO0107471.
7 home internet providers serve Altona
96% of 232 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| CenturyLink | DSL | 97% | 100/10 |
| Xfinity | Cable | 90% | 1,200/35 |
| LiveWireNet | Fixed wireless | 73% | 250/100 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 37% | 25/3 |
| Ayva Networks | Fixed wireless | 10% | 2,500/2,500 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 10% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Altona’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Altona.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Altona is in St. Vrain Valley School District RE 1J.
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
Altona 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.
Altona is in ZIP code 80302
ZIP codes where Altona residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Altona | ZIP’s residents in Altona |
|---|---|---|---|
| 80302 | Boulder, CO | 100% | 2% |
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 Altona
Who supplies Altona’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Left Hand WD water system (EPA ID CO0107471). 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 1.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Altona?
Poudre Valley REA (Poudre Valley REA, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 12.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Altona?
CenturyLink, Xfinity, LiveWireNet, T-Mobile, Ayva Networks, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Altona?
80302. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Altona in?
St. Vrain Valley School District RE 1J.
How do I register to vote in Altona?
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 National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.