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The Haxtun handbook

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

Haxtun runs its own electric utility, Town of Haxtun. The Town of Haxtun water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 5.0 ppb, was higher than 91% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15).

I’m new in town

What to set up in Haxtun, 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 Haxtun.

Electricity

Power comes from Town of Haxtun

Town of Haxtun (Town of Haxtun - (CO)), a municipal utility, serves 98.6% of Haxtun residents.

Start or move service: (970) 774-6104

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 Town of Haxtun water system

The Town of Haxtun water system supplies almost all of Haxtun. It draws ground water and serves 963 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile5.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 5.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 91% 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. CO0148001.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Haxtun

100% of 516 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 16% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Haxtun Telephone CompanyDSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber100%1,000/1,000
PC TelcorpCable, Fixed wireless, Fiber100%400/30
Viaero WirelessFixed wireless98%100/5
VerizonFixed wireless90%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless75%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Haxtun’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Haxtun.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Haxtun or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Haxtun kids go to
PK–6Haxtun Elementary SchoolHaxtun School District RE-2J
7–12Haxtun Jr/Sr High SchoolHaxtun School District RE-2J

Haxtun is in Haxtun School District RE-2J.

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.

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

Haxtun is in ZIP code 80731

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of HaxtunZIP’s residents in Haxtun
80731Haxtun, CO100%64%
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 Haxtun

Who supplies Haxtun’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Town of Haxtun water system (EPA ID CO0148001). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 5.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Haxtun?

Town of Haxtun (Town of Haxtun - (CO)), a municipal utility.

What internet providers serve Haxtun?

Haxtun Telephone Company, PC Telcorp, Viaero Wireless, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Haxtun?

80731. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Haxtun in?

Haxtun School District RE-2J.

How do I register to vote in Haxtun?

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 Phillips 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.