Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 3.0Living in Craig, CO: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in Craig comes from the City of Craig water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection. Power in Craig comes from Yampa Valley Electric Assn, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Craig, 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 Craig.
Power comes from Yampa Valley Electric Assn
Yampa Valley Electric Assn (Yampa Valley Electric Assn Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Craig. Its homes paid an average of 17.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $146 a month (its average across Colorado).
Start or move service: yvea.com · (970) 824-6593
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Craig water system
The City of Craig water system supplies almost all of Craig. It draws surface water and serves 8,930 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–Jun 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.0 ppb. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. CO0141188.
7 home internet providers serve Craig
98% of 3,440 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 85% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 94% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Luminate Broadband | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 88% | 1,000/1,000 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 40% | 10/1 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 84% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 57% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 23% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Craig’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Craig.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Craig is in Moffat County School District RE-1.
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.
Craig is in ZIP code 81625
ZIP codes where Craig residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Craig | ZIP’s residents in Craig |
|---|---|---|---|
| 81625 | Craig, CO | 100% | 72% |
81626 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 Craig
Who supplies Craig’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Craig water system (EPA ID CO0141188). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Craig?
Yampa Valley Electric Assn (Yampa Valley Electric Assn Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 17.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Craig?
Spectrum, Luminate Broadband, CenturyLink, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Craig?
81625. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Craig in?
Moffat County School District RE-1.
How do I register to vote in Craig?
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 Moffat 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.