Shannon Farm · Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Lafayette, CO: what to set up and who to call
The closest public drop-off to Lafayette is New Centennial Coal Mine tailings (1936-1952), 1 mile out; the town decides whether residents may use it. Good Samaritan Medical Center, 1.7 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lafayette, 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 Lafayette.
Power comes from Xcel Energy
Xcel Energy (Public Service Co. of Colorado), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Lafayette. 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.
Water comes from City of Lafayette water system
The City of Lafayette water system supplies almost all of Lafayette. It draws surface water and serves 28,700 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 65% 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. CO0107473.
10 home internet providers serve Lafayette
100% of 10,136 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 40% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 2,000/2,000 |
| CenturyLink | DSL, Fiber | 62% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Quantum Fiber | Fiber | 27% | 2,000/1,000 |
| Intrepid Fiber Networks | Fiber | 25% | 2,000/2,000 |
| LiveWireNet | Fixed wireless | 75% | 250/100 |
| Rise Broadband | Fixed wireless | 71% | 50/10 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Curbside recycling in Lafayette: every other week
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Lafayette, from the town’s own site.
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
Western Disposal drop-off center
2051 63rd Street Boulder, CO 80301
Eco-Cycle CHaRM: Center for Hard-to-Recycle Materials
6400 Arapahoe Road, Boulder, CO 80303
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check lafayetteco.gov →
From lafayetteco.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated January 1, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Lafayette is in Boulder Valley School District RE-2.
ASchool 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.
Lafayette is in ZIP code 80026
ZIP codes where Lafayette residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lafayette | ZIP’s residents in Lafayette |
|---|---|---|---|
| 80026 | Lafayette, CO | 100% | 94% |
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 Lafayette
Who supplies Lafayette’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Lafayette water system (EPA ID CO0107473). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Lafayette?
Xcel Energy (Public Service Co. of Colorado), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 15.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Lafayette?
Xfinity, CenturyLink, Quantum Fiber, Intrepid Fiber Networks, LiveWireNet, Rise Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lafayette?
80026. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lafayette in?
Boulder Valley School District RE-2.
How do I register to vote in Lafayette?
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.
- 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: Lafayette’s own website (lafayetteco.gov), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.