Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 4.0Living in La Junta, CO: what to set up and who to call
La Junta runs its own electric utility, City of La Junta. Tap water in La Junta comes from the City of La Junta water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 1.0 ppb.
I’m new in town
What to set up in La Junta, 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 La Junta.
Power comes from City of La Junta
City of La Junta (City of La Junta - (CO)), a municipal utility, serves all of La Junta.
Start or move service: ci-la-junta-co-us · (719) 384-2546
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of La Junta water system
The City of La Junta water system supplies almost all of La Junta. It draws ground water and serves 8,320 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 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.4 ppb. That’s lower than 57% 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. CO0145420.
6 home internet providers serve La Junta
97% of 3,027 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 17% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| SECOM | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 95% | 1,000/35 |
| Viaero Wireless | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 76% | 100/5 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 63% | 40/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 62% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 32% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 5 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in La Junta.
Clean Valley
Swink Drive, Swink, CO
This isn’t La Junta’s own facility. Whether La Junta residents may use it is the town’s rule: check ci.la-junta.co.us.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of La Junta (96%) is in East Otero School District R-1; parts are in Swink School District 33 (4%).
CSchool 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.
La Junta is in ZIP code 81050
ZIP codes where La Junta residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of La Junta | ZIP’s residents in La Junta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 81050 | La Junta, CO | 100% | 74% |
A few homes fall in 81077.
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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in La Junta
Who supplies La Junta’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of La Junta water system (EPA ID CO0145420). 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 1.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in La Junta?
City of La Junta (City of La Junta - (CO)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve La Junta?
SECOM, Spectrum, Viaero Wireless, CenturyLink, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in La Junta?
81050. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is La Junta in?
East Otero School District R-1. Parts of the city are in Swink School District 33.
How do I register to vote in La Junta?
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 Otero 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.