Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 4.0Living in El Moro, CO: what to set up and who to call
El Moro has no town government of its own, so Las Animas County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Hoehne Reorganized School District 3. Power in El Moro comes from San Isabel Electric Assn, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in El Moro, 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 El Moro.
Power comes from San Isabel Electric Assn
San Isabel Electric Assn (San Isabel Electric Assn, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of El Moro. Its homes paid an average of 18.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $118 a month (its average across Colorado).
Start or move service: siea.com · (719) 547-2160
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Trinidad water system
The City of Trinidad water system supplies El Moro: about 51% of residents live in its service area. About 49% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 11,400 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2023, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.0 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. CO0136800.
5 home internet providers serve El Moro
69% of 115 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 2% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| SECOM | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 100% | 300/50 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 4% | 10/1 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 64% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 31% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 10% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have El Moro’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in El Moro.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
El Moro is in Hoehne Reorganized School District 3.
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.
No town hall: the county runs things
El Moro is unincorporated, so Las Animas County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
El Moro is in ZIP code 81082
ZIP codes where El Moro residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of El Moro | ZIP’s residents in El Moro |
|---|---|---|---|
| 81082 | Trinidad, CO | 100% | 2% |
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 El Moro
Who supplies El Moro’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Trinidad water system (EPA ID CO0136800). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in El Moro?
San Isabel Electric Assn (San Isabel Electric Assn, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 18.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve El Moro?
SECOM, CenturyLink, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in El Moro?
81082. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is El Moro in?
Hoehne Reorganized School District 3.
How do I register to vote in El Moro?
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 Las Animas 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.