Photo: Billy Hathorn · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Holly, CO: what to set up and who to call
The Town of Holly water system reported 21 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: radium (combined radium-226 and -228) ×21. 78% of systems its size reported none. Holly runs its own electric utility, Town of Holly.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Holly, 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 Holly.
Power comes from Town of Holly
Town of Holly (Town of Holly - (CO)), a municipal utility, serves 98.6% of Holly residents.
Start or move service: townofholly.com · (719) 537-6622
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Town of Holly water system
The Town of Holly water system supplies almost all of Holly. It draws ground water and serves 800 people in all.
21 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: radium (combined radium-226 and -228) ×21, the latest beginning Jul 2026. 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.8 ppb. 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. CO0150600.
5 home internet providers serve Holly
100% of 403 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 97% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| SECOM | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 76% | 40/3 |
| Viaero Wireless | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/5 |
| Rebeltec Communications | Fixed wireless | 99% | 40/5 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 79% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Holly’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Holly.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Holly 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.
Holly is in ZIP code 81047
ZIP codes where Holly residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Holly | ZIP’s residents in Holly |
|---|---|---|---|
| 81047 | Holly, CO | 100% | 53% |
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 Holly
Who supplies Holly’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Town of Holly water system (EPA ID CO0150600). It reported 21 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: radium (combined radium-226 and -228) ×21. 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Holly?
Town of Holly (Town of Holly - (CO)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Holly?
SECOM, CenturyLink, Viaero Wireless, Rebeltec Communications, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Holly?
81047. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Holly in?
Holly School District RE-3.
How do I register to vote in Holly?
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 National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.