Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 4.0Living in Battlement Mesa, CO: what to set up and who to call
Battlement Mesa has no town government of its own, so Garfield County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Garfield County School District 16. Power in Battlement Mesa comes from Holy Cross Electric Assn, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Battlement Mesa, 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 Battlement Mesa.
Power comes from Holy Cross Electric Assn
Holy Cross Electric Assn (Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves 91.1% of Battlement Mesa residents. Its homes paid an average of 12.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $140 a month (its average across Colorado).
Start or move service: holycross.com · (970) 945-5491
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Battlement Mesa Md water system
The Battlement Mesa Md water system supplies Battlement Mesa: about 92% of residents live in its service area. About 8% 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 4,100 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 2.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 79% 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. CO0123133.
6 home internet providers serve Battlement Mesa
100% of 1,711 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 93% | 1,200/35 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 24% | 10/1 |
| Kellin Communications | Fixed wireless | 87% | 100/50 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 66% | 300/20 |
| Rise Broadband | Fixed wireless | 54% | 50/10 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 4% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Battlement Mesa’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Battlement Mesa.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Battlement Mesa is in Garfield County School District 16.
CSchool 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
Battlement Mesa is unincorporated, so Garfield 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.
Battlement Mesa is in ZIP code 81635
ZIP codes where Battlement Mesa residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Battlement Mesa | ZIP’s residents in Battlement Mesa |
|---|---|---|---|
| 81635 | Parachute, CO | 100% | 76% |
81636 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 Battlement Mesa
Who supplies Battlement Mesa’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Battlement Mesa Md water system (EPA ID CO0123133). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.8 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Battlement Mesa?
Holy Cross Electric Assn (Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 12.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Battlement Mesa?
Xfinity, CenturyLink, Kellin Communications, Verizon, Rise Broadband, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Battlement Mesa?
81635. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Battlement Mesa in?
Garfield County School District 16.
How do I register to vote in Battlement Mesa?
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 Garfield 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.