Como School · Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Fairplay, CO: what to set up and who to call
The Town of Fairplay water system reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: a surface water treatment requirement (Surface Water Treatment Rule) ×2. 78% of systems its size reported none. The ER is a drive from Fairplay: the closest is St. Vincent General Hospital District, 16.3 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Fairplay, 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 Fairplay.
Power comes from Xcel Energy
Xcel Energy (Public Service Co. of Colorado), an investor-owned utility, serves 90.9% of Fairplay residents. 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 Town of Fairplay water system
The Town of Fairplay water system supplies Fairplay: about 91% of residents live in its service area. About 9% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water influenced by surface water and serves 909 people in all.
2 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Surface Water Treatment Rule) ×2, the latest beginning Sep 2025. 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jul–Dec 2024, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.0 ppb. That’s lower than 51% 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. CO0147020.
Which providers serve Fairplay
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Fairplay, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
We don’t have Fairplay’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Fairplay.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Fairplay is in Park County School District RE-2.
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.
Fairplay is in ZIP code 80440
ZIP codes where Fairplay residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Fairplay | ZIP’s residents in Fairplay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 80440 | Fairplay, CO | 100% | 28% |
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 Fairplay
Who supplies Fairplay’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Town of Fairplay water system (EPA ID CO0147020). It reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Surface Water Treatment Rule) ×2. 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jul–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Fairplay?
Xcel Energy (Public Service Co. of Colorado), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 15.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Fairplay?
80440. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Fairplay in?
Park County School District RE-2.
How do I register to vote in Fairplay?
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 Park 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): pending.