Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 3.0Living in De Beque, CO: what to set up and who to call
Power in De Beque comes from Grand Valley Power, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. The nearest emergency room is Intermountain Health St. Mary's Regional Hospital, 24.4 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in De Beque, 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 De Beque.
Power comes from Grand Valley Power
Grand Valley Power (Grand Valley Power), a cooperative utility, serves all of De Beque. Its homes paid an average of 16.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $129 a month (its average across Colorado).
Start or move service: www.gvp.org · (970) 242-0040
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Town of Debeque water system
The Town of Debeque water system supplies almost all of De Beque. It draws surface water and serves 911 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.5 ppb. That’s higher than 60% 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. CO0139205.
6 home internet providers serve De Beque
99% of 226 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 98% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ting | Fiber | 98% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Quantum Fiber | Fiber | 87% | 8,000/8,000 |
| CenturyLink | DSL, Fiber | 55% | 200/200 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 30% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 26% | 25/6 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 25% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have De Beque’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in De Beque.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
De Beque is in De Beque School District 49-JT.
Test scores and every school: see 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.
De Beque is in ZIP code 81630
ZIP codes where De Beque residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of De Beque | ZIP’s residents in De Beque |
|---|---|---|---|
| 81630 | De Beque, CO | 100% | 48% |
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 De Beque
Who supplies De Beque’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Town of Debeque water system (EPA ID CO0139205). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.4 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in De Beque?
Grand Valley Power (Grand Valley Power), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 16.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve De Beque?
Ting, Quantum Fiber, CenturyLink, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in De Beque?
81630. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is De Beque in?
De Beque School District 49-JT.
How do I register to vote in De Beque?
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 Mesa 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.