Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 3.0Living in Keenesburg, CO: what to set up and who to call
Power in Keenesburg comes from United Power, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. For an emergency, Intermountain Health Platte Valley Hospital is the closest ER, 18.6 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Keenesburg, 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 Keenesburg.
Power comes from United Power
United Power (United Power, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Keenesburg. Its homes paid an average of 16.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $131 a month (its average across Colorado).
Start or move service: unitedpower.com · (208) 679-2222
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Town of Keenesburg water system
The Town of Keenesburg water system supplies Keenesburg: about 87% of residents live in its service area. About 13% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 4,650 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2025, was 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 13.0 ppb. That’s higher than 80% 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. CO0162438.
3 home internet providers serve Keenesburg
42% of 825 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 6% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roggen Enterprises Broadband | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 56% | 140/20 |
| Rise Broadband | Fixed wireless | 95% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Keenesburg’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Keenesburg.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Keenesburg is in Weld County School District RE-3J.
C+School gradeSee 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.
Keenesburg is in ZIP code 80643
ZIP codes where Keenesburg residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Keenesburg | ZIP’s residents in Keenesburg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 80643 | Keenesburg, CO | 100% | 35% |
A few homes fall in 80642.
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 Keenesburg
Who supplies Keenesburg’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Town of Keenesburg water system (EPA ID CO0162438). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Keenesburg?
United Power (United Power, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 16.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Keenesburg?
Roggen Enterprises Broadband, CenturyLink, Rise Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Keenesburg?
80643. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Keenesburg in?
Weld County School District RE-3J.
How do I register to vote in Keenesburg?
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 Weld 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.