Photo: Junkyard kahrs at English Wikipedia · Public domainLiving in Lamar, CO: what to set up and who to call
Lamar runs its own electric utility, City of Lamar. Lamar has its own train station.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lamar, 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 Lamar.
Power comes from City of Lamar
City of Lamar (City of Lamar - (CO)), a municipal utility, serves all of Lamar.
Start or move service: www.cityoflamar.org · (417) 682-5554
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Lamar water system
The City of Lamar water system supplies almost all of Lamar. It draws ground water and serves 7,500 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 4.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 87% 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. CO0150700.
7 home internet providers serve Lamar
96% of 3,309 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 7% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| SECOM | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 100% | 300/50 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 94% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Viaero Wireless | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 93% | 150/40 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 58% | 40/3 |
| Rebeltec Communications | Fixed wireless | 72% | 40/5 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 58% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Lamar
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Lamar, from the town’s own site.
City of Lamar Transfer Station
609 Crystal Street, Lamar, CO 81052
- Sat8:30 am–3:30 pm
- Sun12:30 pm–3:30 pm
From ci.lamar.co.us, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 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.
Lamar is in Lamar School District RE-2.
B−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.
Lamar is in ZIP code 81052
ZIP codes where Lamar residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lamar | ZIP’s residents in Lamar |
|---|---|---|---|
| 81052 | Lamar, CO | 100% | 84% |
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 Lamar
Who supplies Lamar’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Lamar water system (EPA ID CO0150700). 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 4.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Lamar?
City of Lamar (City of Lamar - (CO)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Lamar?
SECOM, Spectrum, Viaero Wireless, CenturyLink, Rebeltec Communications, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lamar?
81052. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lamar in?
Lamar School District RE-2.
How do I register to vote in Lamar?
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: Lamar’s own website (ci.lamar.co.us), 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.