Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 3.0Living in Garden City, CO: what to set up and who to call
The closest public drop-off to Garden City is North Household Hazardous Waste Facility, 4 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it. Riverside Library and Cultural Center (High Plains Library District), 1.2 miles away, is the closest library to Garden City.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Garden City, 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 Garden City.
Power comes from Xcel Energy
Xcel Energy (Public Service Co. of Colorado), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Garden City. 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 Greeley water system
The City of Greeley water system supplies almost all of Garden City. It draws surface water (EPA lists East Larimer County WD and West Fort Collins WD and City of Loveland and North Weld County WD as sellers) and serves 132,310 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jul–Dec 2025, was 4.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 7.4 ppb. That’s higher than 86% 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. CO0162321.
7 home internet providers serve Garden City
100% of 98 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allo Communications | Fiber | 100% | 2,300/2,300 |
| Xfinity | Cable | 99% | 1,200/35 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 94% | 60/5 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 80% | 25/3 |
| Rise Broadband | Fixed wireless | 66% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 54% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 4 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Garden City.
North Household Hazardous Waste Facility
1311 North 17th Avenue, Greeley, CO, 80634 · run by Weld County Government
This isn’t Garden City’s own facility. Whether Garden City residents may use it is the town’s rule: check townofgardencity.com.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Garden City is in Greeley School District 6.
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.
Garden City is in ZIP code 80631
ZIP codes where Garden City residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Garden City | ZIP’s residents in Garden City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 80631 | Greeley, CO | 100% | 0% |
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 Garden City
Who supplies Garden City’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Greeley water system (EPA ID CO0162321). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 4.0 ppb (Jul–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Garden City?
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 Garden City?
Allo Communications, Xfinity, CenturyLink, AT&T, Rise Broadband, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Garden City?
80631. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Garden City in?
Greeley School District 6.
How do I register to vote in Garden City?
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 Weld 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.