Photo: Billy Hathorn · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Las Animas, CO: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2025 is still open for the City of Las Animas water system. Las Animas runs its own electric utility, City of Las Animas.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Las Animas, 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 Las Animas.
Power comes from City of Las Animas
City of Las Animas (City of Las Animas - (CO)), a municipal utility, serves all of Las Animas.
Start or move service: bentcounty.org · (719) 456-1621
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Las Animas water system
The City of Las Animas water system supplies almost all of Las Animas. It draws ground water and serves 2,139 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), beginning Apr 2025. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none. 1 older violation is still open, since 2025: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), per EPA’s records.
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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. CO0106300.
4 home internet providers serve Las Animas
95% of 1,254 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 69% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| SECOM | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 73% | 60/5 |
| Viaero Wireless | Fixed wireless | 98% | 100/5 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 86% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Las Animas’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Las Animas.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Las Animas is in Las Animas School District RE-1.
D−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.
Las Animas is in ZIP code 81054
ZIP codes where Las Animas residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Las Animas | ZIP’s residents in Las Animas |
|---|---|---|---|
| 81054 | Las Animas, CO | 100% | 48% |
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 Las Animas
Who supplies Las Animas’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Las Animas water system (EPA ID CO0106300). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule). 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 Las Animas?
City of Las Animas (City of Las Animas - (CO)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Las Animas?
SECOM, CenturyLink, Viaero Wireless, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Las Animas?
81054. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Las Animas in?
Las Animas School District RE-1.
How do I register to vote in Las Animas?
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 Bent 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.