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The Holyoke handbook

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

Holyoke runs its own electric utility, City of Holyoke. Tap water in Holyoke comes from the City of Holyoke water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Holyoke, 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 Holyoke.

Electricity

Power comes from City of Holyoke

City of Holyoke (City of Holyoke - (CO)), a municipal utility, serves all of Holyoke.

Start or move service: (970) 854-2266

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 City of Holyoke water system

The City of Holyoke water system supplies almost all of Holyoke. It draws ground water and serves 2,540 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

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. 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. CO0148005.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Holyoke

100% of 977 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Phillips County Telephone CompanyFiber100%1,000/1,000
Viaero WirelessFixed wireless88%150/40
T-MobileFixed wireless63%100/20
VistabeamFixed wireless11%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 Holyoke’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Holyoke.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Holyoke kids go to
K–6Holyoke Elementary SchoolHolyoke School District RE-1J
7–12Holyoke Senior High SchoolHolyoke School District RE-1J

Holyoke is in Holyoke School District RE-1J.

C+School gradeSee 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

Holyoke is in ZIP code 80734

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of HolyokeZIP’s residents in Holyoke
80734Holyoke, CO100%76%
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 Holyoke

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

The City of Holyoke water system (EPA ID CO0148005). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Holyoke?

City of Holyoke (City of Holyoke - (CO)), a municipal utility.

What internet providers serve Holyoke?

Phillips County Telephone Company, Viaero Wireless, T-Mobile, Vistabeam (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Holyoke?

80734. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Holyoke in?

Holyoke School District RE-1J.

How do I register to vote in Holyoke?

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.