Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 4.0Living in Marvel, CO: what to set up and who to call
Marvel has no town government of its own, so La Plata County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Durango School District 9-R. Power in Marvel comes from La Plata Electric Assn, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Marvel, 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 Marvel.
Power comes from La Plata Electric Assn
La Plata Electric Assn (La Plata Electric Assn, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Marvel. Its homes paid an average of 18.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $118 a month (its average across Colorado).
Start or move service: www.lpea.com · (970) 247-5786
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Easy Water LLC
Easy Water LLC supplies Marvel: about 10% of residents live in its service area. La Plata West Water Authority serves another 7%. About 82% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists City of Durango and La Plata Archuleta Water District as sellers) and serves 154 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 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. CO0234234.
5 home internet providers serve Marvel
100% of 49 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| CenturyLink | DSL | 78% | 40/3 |
| Nimbus Solutions | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/20 |
| Visionary Broadband | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/20 |
| Ethos Broadband | Fixed wireless | 55% | 200/50 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 2% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Marvel’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Marvel.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Marvel is in Durango School District 9-R.
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
Marvel is unincorporated, so La Plata 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.
Marvel is in ZIP code 81326
ZIP codes where Marvel residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Marvel | ZIP’s residents in Marvel |
|---|---|---|---|
| 81326 | Hesperus, CO | 100% | 3% |
81329 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
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 Marvel
Who supplies Marvel’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Easy Water LLC (EPA ID CO0234234). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none.
Who provides electricity in Marvel?
La Plata Electric Assn (La Plata Electric Assn, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 18.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Marvel?
CenturyLink, Nimbus Solutions, Visionary Broadband, Ethos Broadband, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Marvel?
81326. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Marvel in?
Durango School District 9-R.
How do I register to vote in Marvel?
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 La Plata 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.