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The Greeley handbook

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

For recycling, Greeley has North Household Hazardous Waste Facility at 1311 North 17th Avenue; OpenStreetMap lists it open Tue, Thu, Sat 8 am–5 pm. For emergencies, Greeley is closest to Uchealth Greeley Hospital, 1.9 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Greeley, 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 Greeley.

Electricity

Power comes from Xcel Energy

Xcel Energy (Public Service Co. of Colorado), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Greeley. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from City of Greeley water system

The City of Greeley water system supplies almost all of Greeley. 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.

Lead, 90th percentile4.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

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.

Internet

7 home internet providers serve Greeley

100% of 29,933 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable, Fiber99%2,000/250
Allo CommunicationsFiber99%2,300/2,300
CenturyLinkDSL, Fiber51%140/20
Rise BroadbandFixed wireless77%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless54%300/20
AT&TFixed wireless39%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

North Household Hazardous Waste Facility is open Tue, Thu, Sat 8 am–5 pm

Where to take trash and recycling in Greeley, and where the rules are.

Drop-off · run by Weld County Government

North Household Hazardous Waste Facility

1311 North 17th Avenue, Greeley, CO, 80634

HoursTue, Thu, Sat 8 am–5 pm

Before you go, check the rules and hours on weld.gov.

OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026 (last edited Sep 2026). © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Greeley kids go to
PK–512 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–88 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–124 high schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Greeley (59%) is in Greeley School District 6; parts are in Windsor School District RE-4 (24%) and Johnstown-Milliken School District RE-5J (10%) and Weld County School District No. RE-2 (7%).

BSchool gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Greeley spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of GreeleyZIP’s residents in Greeley
80634Greeley, CO56%92%
80631Greeley, CO44%92%

A few homes fall in 80543. 80632, 80633, 80638, 80639 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs with no homes.

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 Greeley

When is the North Household Hazardous Waste Facility open?

Tue, Thu, Sat 8 am–5 pm, according to OpenStreetMap (as of Oct 9, 2026). Check weld.gov before you go: the town sets the hours and who may use it.

Who supplies Greeley’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 Greeley?

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 Greeley?

Xfinity, Allo Communications, CenturyLink, Rise Broadband, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Greeley?

80634 (56%), 80631 (44%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Greeley in?

Greeley School District 6. Parts of the city are in Windsor School District RE-4 and Johnstown-Milliken School District RE-5J and Weld County School District No. RE-2.

How do I register to vote in Greeley?

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.