Living in Lazy Acres, CO: what to set up and who to call
Lazy Acres has no town government of its own, so Boulder County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Boulder Valley School District RE-2. The closest ER is Boulder Community Health, 3.6 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lazy Acres, 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 Lazy Acres.
Power comes from Xcel Energy
Xcel Energy (Public Service Co. of Colorado), an investor-owned utility, serves 71.9% of Lazy Acres residents. 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 Olde Stage WD water system
The Olde Stage WD water system supplies Lazy Acres: about 25% of residents live in its service area. About 75% 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 250 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 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. The highest in five years was 2.5 ppb. That’s higher than 70% 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. CO0107582.
7 home internet providers serve Lazy Acres
92% of 453 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 90% | 2,000/250 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 64% | 100/10 |
| Ayva Networks | Fixed wireless | 46% | 2,500/2,500 |
| Rise Broadband | Fixed wireless | 35% | 50/10 |
| LiveWireNet | Fixed wireless | 13% | 250/100 |
| Visionary Broadband | Fixed wireless | 9% | 200/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Lazy Acres’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Lazy Acres.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Lazy Acres is in Boulder Valley School District RE-2.
Test scores and every school: see Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
No town hall: the county runs things
Lazy Acres is unincorporated, so Boulder County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Lazy Acres is in ZIP code 80302
ZIP codes where Lazy Acres residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lazy Acres | ZIP’s residents in Lazy Acres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 80302 | Boulder, CO | 100% | 4% |
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 Lazy Acres
Who supplies Lazy Acres’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Olde Stage WD water system (EPA ID CO0107582). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% 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 Lazy Acres?
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 Lazy Acres?
Xfinity, CenturyLink, Ayva Networks, Rise Broadband, LiveWireNet, Visionary Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lazy Acres?
80302. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lazy Acres in?
Boulder Valley School District RE-2.
How do I register to vote in Lazy Acres?
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: 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.