Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Living in Denver, CO: what to set up and who to call
Denver has its own drop-off, City of Denver Recycling Center, on 7400 East Cherry Creek South Drive. Trains stop in Denver, at 38th & Blake.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Denver, 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 Denver.
Power comes from Xcel Energy
Xcel Energy (Public Service Co. of Colorado), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Denver. 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.
Water comes from Denver Water Board
Denver Water Board supplies almost all of Denver. It draws surface water and serves 1,287,000 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 82% of the 27 systems serving more than 1,000,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 3.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 4.5 ppb. That’s higher than 76% 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. CO0116001.
10 home internet providers serve Denver
100% of 179,692 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 68% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Quantum Fiber | Fiber | 79% | 8,000/8,000 |
| CenturyLink | DSL, Fiber | 30% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Starry | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 4% | 500/100 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 75% | 1,000/75 |
| LiveWireNet | Fixed wireless | 60% | 250/100 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Denver has its own drop-off: City of Denver Recycling Center
Where to take trash and recycling in Denver, and where the rules are.
City of Denver Recycling Center
7400 East Cherry Creek South Drive, Denver, CO, 80231
Before you go, check the rules on denvergov.org.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026 (last edited Apr 2025). © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Denver is in Denver County School District 1.
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 Aug 2018; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Denver spans 28 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Denver residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Denver | ZIP’s residents in Denver |
|---|---|---|---|
| 80219 | Denver, CO | 9% | 100% |
| 80239 | Denver, CO | 6% | 100% |
| 80210 | Denver, CO | 6% | 100% |
| 80211 | Denver, CO | 5% | 100% |
| 80220 | Denver, CO | 5% | 99% |
| 80249 | Denver, CO | 5% | 100% |
| 80204 | Denver, CO | 5% | 100% |
| 80205 | Denver, CO | 5% | 100% |
| 80238 | Denver, CO | 4% | 100% |
| 80209 | Denver, CO | 4% | 100% |
| 80206 | Denver, CO | 4% | 100% |
| 80237 | Denver, CO | 3% | 100% |
| 80203 | Denver, CO | 3% | 100% |
| 80207 | Denver, CO | 3% | 100% |
| 80231 | Denver, CO | 3% | 59% |
| 80223 | Denver, CO | 3% | 100% |
| 80222 | Denver, CO | 3% | 88% |
| 80202 | Denver, CO | 3% | 100% |
| 80218 | Denver, CO | 3% | 100% |
| 80224 | Denver, CO | 3% | 99% |
| 80212 | Denver, CO | 2% | 81% |
| 80216 | Denver, CO | 2% | 97% |
| 80236 | Denver, CO | 2% | 92% |
| 80247 | Denver, CO | 2% | 46% |
| 80123 | Littleton, CO | 2% | 27% |
| 80230 | Denver, CO | 1% | 100% |
| 80227 | Denver, CO | 1% | 27% |
| 80246 | Denver, CO | 1% | 65% |
A few homes fall in 80221, 80014, 80235, 80110, 80290, 80214, 80226, 80012, 80232, 80266. 80201, 80208, 80217, 80225, 80243, 80244, 80248, 80250, 80251, 80252, 80256, 80257, 80259, 80261, 80262, 80263, 80264, 80265, 80271, 80273, 80274, 80281, 80291, 80293, 80294, 80299 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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Denver
Who supplies Denver’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Denver Water Board (EPA ID CO0116001). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 82% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.6 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Denver?
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 Denver?
Xfinity, Quantum Fiber, CenturyLink, Starry, Verizon, LiveWireNet (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Denver?
80219 (9%), 80239 (6%), 80210 (6%), 80211 (5%), 80220 (5%), 80249 (5%), 80204 (5%), 80205 (5%), 80238 (4%), 80209 (4%), 80206 (4%), 80237 (3%), 80203 (3%), 80207 (3%), 80231 (3%), 80223 (3%), 80222 (3%), 80202 (3%), 80218 (3%), 80224 (3%), 80212 (2%), 80216 (2%), 80236 (2%), 80247 (2%), 80123 (2%), 80230 (1%), 80227 (1%), 80246 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Denver in?
Denver County School District 1.
How do I register to vote in Denver?
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 Denver County Clerk and Recorder, Elections Division. 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.