Photo: Jared Winkler · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Edgewater, CO: what to set up and who to call
The closest public drop-off to Edgewater is Atlas Metal & Iron Recycling Center, 3 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it. The closest ER is Intermountain Health Lutheran Hospital, 1.9 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Edgewater, 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 Edgewater.
Power comes from Xcel Energy
Xcel Energy (Public Service Co. of Colorado), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Edgewater. 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 City of Lakewood water system
The City of Lakewood water system supplies Edgewater: about 74% of residents live in its service area. About 25% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Denver Water Board as seller) and serves 6,000 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–Dec 2002, was 9.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2002: EPA has no newer result for this system.
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. CO0130467.
8 home internet providers serve Edgewater
100% of 1,521 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 71% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Quantum Fiber | Fiber | 87% | 2,000/1,000 |
| CenturyLink | Fiber, DSL | 25% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 77% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 63% | 100/20 |
| Aerux Broadband | Fixed wireless | 9% | 100/100 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 3 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Edgewater.
Atlas Metal & Iron Recycling Center
1100 Umatilla Street, Denver, CO, 80204
This isn’t Edgewater’s own facility. Whether Edgewater residents may use it is the town’s rule: check edgewaterco.com.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Edgewater is in Jefferson County School District R-1.
A−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 Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Edgewater is in ZIP code 80214
ZIP codes where Edgewater residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Edgewater | ZIP’s residents in Edgewater |
|---|---|---|---|
| 80214 | Denver, CO | 100% | 19% |
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 Edgewater
Who supplies Edgewater’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Lakewood water system (EPA ID CO0130467). 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 9.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2002), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Edgewater?
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 Edgewater?
Xfinity, Quantum Fiber, CenturyLink, Verizon, T-Mobile, Aerux Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Edgewater?
80214. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Edgewater in?
Jefferson County School District R-1.
How do I register to vote in Edgewater?
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.
- 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.