Photo: Pi3.124 · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Fountain, CO: what to set up and who to call
Fountain runs its own electric utility, City of Fountain; its homes paid 14.1¢ per kWh in 2025. The closest ER is Evans Ach (Ft Carson), 6.7 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Fountain, 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 Fountain.
Power comes from City of Fountain
City of Fountain (City of Fountain), a municipal utility, serves all of Fountain. Its homes paid an average of 14.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $100 a month (its average across Colorado).
Start or move service: www.fountainutilities.org · (719) 322-2010
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Fountain water system
The City of Fountain water system supplies Fountain: about 92% of residents live in its service area. About 8% 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 Fountain Valley Authority and Security Water District and Widefield WSD as sellers) and serves 25,130 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 2025, was 4.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 89% 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. CO0121275.
10 home internet providers serve Fountain
100% of 9,307 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 52% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 2,000/250 |
| CenturyLink | DSL, Fiber | 52% | 140/20 |
| Quantum Fiber | Fiber | 40% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Underline El Paso | Fiber | 18% | 1,000/1,000 |
| SECOM | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 5% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 73% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Fountain’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Fountain.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Fountain (69%) is in Fountain School District 8; parts are in Widefield School District 3 (26%) and Hanover School District 28 (4%).
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 Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Fountain is in ZIP code 80817
ZIP codes where Fountain residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Fountain | ZIP’s residents in Fountain |
|---|---|---|---|
| 80817 | Fountain, CO | 99% | 94% |
A few homes fall in 80925, 80913.
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 Fountain
Who supplies Fountain’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Fountain water system (EPA ID CO0121275). 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 4.4 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Fountain?
City of Fountain (City of Fountain), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 14.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Fountain?
Xfinity, CenturyLink, Quantum Fiber, Underline El Paso, SECOM, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Fountain?
80817. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Fountain in?
Fountain School District 8. Parts of the city are in Widefield School District 3 and Hanover School District 28.
How do I register to vote in Fountain?
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 El Paso 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.