Ute Cemetery · Photo: Daniel Case · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Aspen, CO: what to set up and who to call
Aspen runs its own electric utility, City of Aspen. Aspen School District 1 runs the public schools in Aspen.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Aspen, 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 Aspen.
Power comes from City of Aspen
City of Aspen (City of Aspen- (CO)), a municipal utility, serves all of Aspen.
Start or move service: aspenpitkin.com · (970) 920-5000
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Aspen water system
The City of Aspen water system supplies almost all of Aspen. It draws surface water and serves 31,100 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–Dec 2023, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.1 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. CO0149122.
7 home internet providers serve Aspen
100% of 3,356 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 1% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 99% | 2,000/250 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 63% | 10/1 |
| Pathfinder | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 18% | 220/55 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 80% | 300/20 |
| Kellin Communications | Fixed wireless | 67% | 100/50 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 65% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
In Aspen, you hire your own trash hauler
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Aspen, from the town’s own site.
Rio Grande Recycle Center
618 Rio Grande Place, Aspen, CO 81611
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
- Cardboard
- Magazines
- Newspaper
Rio Grande Recycle Center
618 Rio Grande Place, Aspen CO 81611
From aspen.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Aspen is in Aspen School District 1.
ASchool gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Aspen is in ZIP code 81611
ZIP codes where Aspen residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Aspen | ZIP’s residents in Aspen |
|---|---|---|---|
| 81611 | Aspen, CO | 100% | 73% |
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 Aspen
Who supplies Aspen’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Aspen water system (EPA ID CO0149122). 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–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Aspen?
City of Aspen (City of Aspen- (CO)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Aspen?
Xfinity, CenturyLink, Pathfinder, Verizon, Kellin Communications, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Aspen?
81611. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Aspen in?
Aspen School District 1.
How do I register to vote in Aspen?
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 Pitkin 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: Aspen’s own website (aspen.gov), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.