Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Living in Colorado Springs, CO: what to set up and who to call
Colorado Springs runs its own electric utility, City of Colorado Springs; its homes paid 15.4¢ per kWh in 2025. Colorado Springs Utilities has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 5.7 ppb, was higher than 90% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Colorado Springs, 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 Colorado Springs.
Power comes from City of Colorado Springs
City of Colorado Springs (City of Colorado Springs - (CO)), a municipal utility, serves all of Colorado Springs. Its homes paid an average of 15.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $93 a month (its average across Colorado State).
Start or move service: csu.org · (719) 448-4800
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Colorado Springs Utilities
Colorado Springs Utilities supplies almost all of Colorado Springs. It draws surface water (EPA lists Fountain Valley Authority as seller) and serves 464,111 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 84 systems serving 250,001–500,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 5.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 6.8 ppb. That’s higher than 90% 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. CO0121150.
13 home internet providers serve Colorado Springs
100% of 151,130 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 61% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 2,000/2,000 |
| CenturyLink | DSL, Fiber | 54% | 140/20 |
| Quantum Fiber | Fiber | 42% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Underline El Paso | Fiber | 24% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Metronet | Fiber | 18% | 5,120/5,120 |
| StratusIQ | Fiber | 17% | 10,000/10,000 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Colorado Springs’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Colorado Springs.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Colorado Springs (33%) is in Colorado Springs School District 11; parts are in Academy School District 20 (18%) and School District 49 (14%) and Widefield School District 3 (12%) and Cheyenne Mountain School District 12 (8%) and Harrison School District 2 (7%) and Ellicott School District 22 (4%) and Manitou Springs School District 14 (2%).
CSchool 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.
Colorado Springs spans 19 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Colorado Springs residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Colorado Springs | ZIP’s residents in Colorado Springs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 80918 | Colorado Springs, CO | 10% | 98% |
| 80916 | Colorado Springs, CO | 8% | 100% |
| 80920 | Colorado Springs, CO | 8% | 99% |
| 80909 | Colorado Springs, CO | 8% | 100% |
| 80906 | Colorado Springs, CO | 7% | 82% |
| 80923 | Colorado Springs, CO | 7% | 99% |
| 80910 | Colorado Springs, CO | 6% | 100% |
| 80917 | Colorado Springs, CO | 6% | 100% |
| 80907 | Colorado Springs, CO | 6% | 100% |
| 80919 | Colorado Springs, CO | 6% | 97% |
| 80922 | Colorado Springs, CO | 5% | 80% |
| 80904 | Colorado Springs, CO | 4% | 99% |
| 80905 | Colorado Springs, CO | 4% | 100% |
| 80903 | Colorado Springs, CO | 3% | 100% |
| 80924 | Colorado Springs, CO | 3% | 100% |
| 80921 | Colorado Springs, CO | 3% | 59% |
| 80915 | Colorado Springs, CO | 2% | 40% |
| 80908 | Colorado Springs, CO | 2% | 36% |
| 80927 | Colorado Springs, CO | 2% | 97% |
A few homes fall in 80914, 80925, 80938, 80951, 80831, 80929. 80901, 80912, 80931, 80932, 80933, 80934, 80935, 80936, 80937, 80939, 80941, 80942, 80944, 80946, 80947, 80949, 80950, 80960, 80962, 80970, 80977, 80995, 80997 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs 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 Colorado Springs
Who supplies Colorado Springs’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
Colorado Springs Utilities (EPA ID CO0121150). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 5.7 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Colorado Springs?
City of Colorado Springs (City of Colorado Springs - (CO)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 15.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Colorado Springs?
Xfinity, CenturyLink, Quantum Fiber, Underline El Paso, Metronet, StratusIQ (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Colorado Springs?
80918 (10%), 80916 (8%), 80920 (8%), 80909 (8%), 80906 (7%), 80923 (7%), 80910 (6%), 80917 (6%), 80907 (6%), 80919 (6%), 80922 (5%), 80904 (4%), 80905 (4%), 80903 (3%), 80924 (3%), 80921 (3%), 80915 (2%), 80908 (2%), 80927 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Colorado Springs in?
Colorado Springs School District 11. Parts of the city are in Academy School District 20 and School District 49 and Widefield School District 3 and Cheyenne Mountain School District 12 and Harrison School District 2 and Ellicott School District 22 and Manitou Springs School District 14.
How do I register to vote in Colorado Springs?
In Colorado State 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 El Paso 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.