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The Hidden Lake handbook

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

Hidden Lake has no town government of its own, so Boulder County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Boulder Valley School District RE-2. Boulder Community Health, 10.7 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes
Hidden Lake has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Boulder County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Hidden Lake’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Hidden Lake, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerXcel Energyinvestor-owned utility · 15.9¢/kWhMore →
InternetWhich providers serve Hidden LakeData pending · FCC map (D4)
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Hidden Lake’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolBoulder Valley School District RE-2Which school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code80481Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Hidden Lake.

Electricity

Power comes from Xcel Energy

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

Internet

Which providers serve Hidden Lake

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Hidden Lake, 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.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Hidden Lake’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Hidden Lake.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileHidden Lake has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Hidden Lake kids go to
PK–533 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–813 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–127 high schoolsDepends on your address

Hidden Lake is in Boulder Valley School District RE-2.

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

No town hall: the county runs things

Hidden Lake is unincorporated, so Boulder County is the local government.

Local governmentBoulder CountyHidden Lake is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereBoulder County Clerk and Recorder, Elections DivisionElections here are run by Boulder County (county election office). 1750 33rd St., Ste. 200, Boulder, CO 80301 · (303) 413-7741 · [email protected]FVAP, Sep 2025
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placesos.state.co.usThe state’s voter lookup

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

Hidden Lake is in ZIP code 80481

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Hidden LakeZIP’s residents in Hidden Lake
80481Ward, CO100%4%

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.

Nearest emergency roomBoulder Community Health10.7 miles awayGet a library cardNederland Community Library District200 Highway 72 North · (303) 258-1101

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Hidden Lake

Who provides electricity in Hidden Lake?

Xcel Energy (Public Service Co. of Colorado), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 15.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What ZIP codes are in Hidden Lake?

80481. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Hidden Lake in?

Boulder Valley School District RE-2.

How do I register to vote in Hidden Lake?

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 Boulder County Clerk and Recorder, Elections Division. Check your registration at sos.state.co.us.

Sources & dates

Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.

  • 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.