Gunnison River Bridge I · Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Gunnison, CO: what to set up and who to call
Gunnison runs its own electric utility, City of Gunnison. For emergencies, Gunnison is closest to Gunnison Valley Hospital, 0.2 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Gunnison, 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 Gunnison.
Power comes from City of Gunnison
City of Gunnison (City of Gunnison - (CO)), a municipal utility, serves all of Gunnison.
Start or move service: cityofgunnison-co.gov · (970) 641-8070
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Gunnison water system
The City of Gunnison water system supplies almost all of Gunnison. It draws ground water and serves 9,610 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 80% 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. CO0126325.
6 home internet providers serve Gunnison
99% of 2,056 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 69% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Visionary Broadband | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 100% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 94% | 1,000/35 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 28% | 10/1 |
| Clearnetworx | Fiber | 13% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Xtream Internet | Fixed wireless | 100% | 500/100 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 71% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Gunnison depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Gunnison, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayThe town’s pickup schedule (PDF)
Sorted recycling
Separate your recyclables by material.
- Newspaper/Whitepaper/Magazines
- Aluminum cans
- Tin cans
- Corrugated cardboard
- Glass bottles and jars (brown, green, and clear only)
City Tree Dump
137 County Road 51 Gunnison, CO 81230
From gunnisonco.gov, cms8.revize.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated 2025, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Gunnison is in Gunnison Watershed School District RE-1J.
A−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.
Gunnison is in ZIP code 81230
ZIP codes where Gunnison residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Gunnison | ZIP’s residents in Gunnison |
|---|---|---|---|
| 81230 | Gunnison, CO | 100% | 62% |
81231 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
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 Gunnison
Who supplies Gunnison’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Gunnison water system (EPA ID CO0126325). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Gunnison?
City of Gunnison (City of Gunnison - (CO)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Gunnison?
Visionary Broadband, Spectrum, CenturyLink, Clearnetworx, Xtream Internet, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Gunnison?
81230. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Gunnison in?
Gunnison Watershed School District RE-1J.
How do I register to vote in Gunnison?
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 Gunnison 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: Gunnison’s own website (gunnisonco.gov, cms8.revize.com), read Oct 23, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.