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The Coal Creek handbook

Living in Coal Creek, CO: what to set up and who to call

Coal Creek has no town government of its own, so Boulder County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Jefferson County School District R-1. Boulder Community Health, 10.6 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes
Coal Creek has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Boulder County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Coal Creek’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Coal Creek, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerXcel Energyinvestor-owned utility · 15.9¢/kWhMore →Internet5 providers97% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Coal Creek’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolJefferson County School District R-1Which school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code80403Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Coal Creek.

Electricity

Power comes from Xcel Energy

Xcel Energy (Public Service Co. of Colorado), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Coal Creek. 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.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Coal Creek

97% of 1,350 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 96% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Visionary BroadbandFiber, Fixed wireless99%300/300
Ayva NetworksFixed wireless, Fiber27%2,500/2,500
CenturyLinkDSL19%100/10
Rise BroadbandFixed wireless27%50/10
NedernetFixed wireless23%100/100

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Coal Creek’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Coal Creek.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileCoal Creek has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Coal Creek kids go to
PK–5108 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–840 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–1226 high schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Coal Creek (63%) is in Jefferson County School District R-1; parts are in Boulder Valley School District RE-2 (37%).

A−School gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Coal Creek is unincorporated, so Boulder County is the local government.

Local governmentBoulder CountyCoal Creek is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereJefferson County Clerk and RecorderElections here are run by Jefferson County (county election office). Most of Coal Creek (62%) votes here; the rest in Boulder County (27%); Gilpin County (12%). 3500 Illinois St., Ste. 1100, Golden, CO 80401 · (303) 271-8198 · [email protected]FVAP, Sep 2025
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placesos.state.co.usThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Coal Creek is in ZIP code 80403

ZIP codes where Coal Creek residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Coal CreekZIP’s residents in Coal Creek
80403Golden, CO100%12%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

Getting around, the ER and the library

One line each; the subject pages have the rest.

Nearest emergency roomBoulder Community Health10.6 miles awayGet a library cardGilpin County Library District15131 Highway 119 · (303) 582-5777

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Coal Creek

Who provides electricity in Coal Creek?

Xcel Energy (Public Service Co. of Colorado), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 15.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Coal Creek?

Visionary Broadband, Ayva Networks, CenturyLink, Rise Broadband, Nedernet (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Coal Creek?

80403. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Coal Creek in?

Jefferson County School District R-1. Parts of the city are in Boulder Valley School District RE-2.

How do I register to vote in Coal Creek?

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 Jefferson 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.

  • 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.