Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Berthoud, CO: what to set up and who to call
The Town of Berthoud water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 10.0 ppb, was higher than 98% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Power in Berthoud comes from Poudre Valley REA, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Berthoud, 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 Berthoud.
Power comes from Poudre Valley REA
Poudre Valley REA (Poudre Valley REA, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Berthoud. 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 Town of Berthoud water system
The Town of Berthoud water system supplies Berthoud: about 80% of residents live in its service area. About 18% 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 Little Thompson WD as seller) and serves 14,211 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 2025, was 10.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 11.0 ppb. That’s higher than 98% 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. CO0135138.
9 home internet providers serve Berthoud
99% of 5,334 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 80% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 2,000/250 |
| Hilltop Broadband | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 66% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Quantum Fiber | Fiber | 48% | 8,000/8,000 |
| CenturyLink | Fiber, DSL | 44% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Vistabeam | Fixed wireless | 94% | 500/80 |
| Rise Broadband | Fixed wireless | 88% | 50/10 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Berthoud’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Berthoud.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Berthoud (59%) is in Thompson School District R-2J; parts are in Johnstown-Milliken School District RE-5J (41%).
B+School 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.
Berthoud is in ZIP code 80513
ZIP codes where Berthoud residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Berthoud | ZIP’s residents in Berthoud |
|---|---|---|---|
| 80513 | Berthoud, CO | 99% | 65% |
A few homes fall in 80537, 80534.
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 Berthoud
Who supplies Berthoud’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Town of Berthoud water system (EPA ID CO0135138). 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 10.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Berthoud?
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 Berthoud?
Xfinity, Hilltop Broadband, Quantum Fiber, CenturyLink, Vistabeam, Rise Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Berthoud?
80513. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Berthoud in?
Thompson School District R-2J. Parts of the city are in Johnstown-Milliken School District RE-5J.
How do I register to vote in Berthoud?
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 Larimer 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.