Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 3.0Living in Hartman, CO: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2025 is still open for the Town of Hartman water system. Power in Hartman comes from Southeast Colorado Power Assn, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Hartman, 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 Hartman.
Power comes from Southeast Colorado Power Assn
Southeast Colorado Power Assn (Southeast Colorado Power Assn), a cooperative utility, serves all of Hartman. Its homes paid an average of 17.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $127 a month (its average across Colorado).
Start or move service: secpa.com · (719) 336-3236
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Town of Hartman water system
The Town of Hartman water system supplies almost all of Hartman. It draws ground water (EPA lists Granada Rural Water Authority as seller) and serves 61 people in all.
5 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a disinfection byproducts requirement (Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule) ×2, a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule), the latest beginning Aug 2025. 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people had none. 3 older violations are still open, since 2025: a disinfection byproducts requirement (Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jul–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. CO0150500.
Which providers serve Hartman
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Hartman, 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 Hartman’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Hartman.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Hartman is in Holly School District RE-3.
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.
Hartman spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Hartman residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Hartman | ZIP’s residents in Hartman |
|---|---|---|---|
| 81043 | Hartman, CO | 61% | 87% |
| 81047 | Holly, CO | 39% | 1% |
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 Hartman
Who supplies Hartman’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Town of Hartman water system (EPA ID CO0150500). It reported 5 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a disinfection byproducts requirement (Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule) ×2, a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jul–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Hartman?
Southeast Colorado Power Assn (Southeast Colorado Power Assn), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 17.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Hartman?
81043 (61%), 81047 (39%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Hartman in?
Holly School District RE-3.
How do I register to vote in Hartman?
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 Prowers 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.