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The El Jebel handbook

Living in El Jebel, CO: what to set up and who to call

El Jebel has no town government of its own, so Eagle County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Roaring Fork School District RE-1. Power in El Jebel comes from Holy Cross Electric Assn, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.

El Jebel has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Eagle County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on El Jebel’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in El Jebel, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in El Jebel.

Electricity

Power comes from Holy Cross Electric Assn

Holy Cross Electric Assn (Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of El Jebel. Its homes paid an average of 12.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $140 a month (its average across Colorado).

Start or move service: holycross.com · (970) 945-5491

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Mid Valley Md water system

The Mid Valley Md water system supplies El Jebel: about 86% of residents live in its service area. About 6% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 4,588 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.

Lead, 90th percentile1.1 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 52% 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. CO0119508.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve El Jebel

100% of 1,367 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
PathfinderFixed wireless, Fiber100%340/85
XfinityCable94%1,200/35
CenturyLinkDSL32%60/5
Rise BroadbandFixed wireless98%50/10
Kellin CommunicationsFixed wireless97%1,000/220
T-MobileFixed wireless62%100/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have El Jebel’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in El Jebel.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileEl Jebel has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

El Jebel kids go to
PK–55 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your address

El Jebel is in Roaring Fork School District RE-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.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

El Jebel is unincorporated, so Eagle County is the local government.

Local governmentEagle CountyEl Jebel is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereEagle County Clerk and RecorderElections here are run by Eagle County (county election office). 500 Broadway, Ste. 101, PO Box 537, Eagle, CO 81631 · (970) 328-8715FVAP, Sep 2025
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placesos.state.co.usThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

El Jebel spans 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where El Jebel residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of El JebelZIP’s residents in El Jebel
81623Carbondale, CO98%25%
81621Basalt, CO2%1%
Area code970Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 El Jebel

Who supplies El Jebel’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Mid Valley Md water system (EPA ID CO0119508). 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 1.1 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in El Jebel?

Holy Cross Electric Assn (Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 12.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve El Jebel?

Pathfinder, Xfinity, CenturyLink, Rise Broadband, Kellin Communications, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in El Jebel?

81623 (98%), 81621 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is El Jebel in?

Roaring Fork School District RE-1.

How do I register to vote in El Jebel?

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 Eagle 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.