Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Mead, CO: what to set up and who to call
Power in Mead comes from United Power, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Most homes in Mead have two wired internet choices, TDS Telecom and Xfinity.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Mead, 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 Mead.
Power comes from United Power
United Power (United Power, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Mead. Its homes paid an average of 16.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $131 a month (its average across Colorado).
Start or move service: unitedpower.com · (208) 679-2222
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Little Thompson WD water system
The Little Thompson WD water system supplies Mead: about 76% of residents live in its service area. About 24% 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 Ft Collins Loveland WD and Carter Lake Filter Plant and City of Loveland and Town of Milliken as sellers) and serves 25,654 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–Dec 1996, was 9.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 1996: EPA has no newer result for this system.
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. CO0135477.
8 home internet providers serve Mead
99% of 1,800 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 89% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| TDS Telecom | Cable, Fiber | 92% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Xfinity | Fiber, Cable | 88% | 2,000/2,000 |
| CenturyLink | DSL, Fiber | 18% | 140/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 91% | 300/20 |
| Rise Broadband | Fixed wireless | 88% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 25% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Mead’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Mead.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Mead (90%) is in St. Vrain Valley School District RE 1J; parts are in Thompson School District R-2J (5%) and Johnstown-Milliken School District RE-5J (5%).
A−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.
Mead spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Mead residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Mead | ZIP’s residents in Mead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 80542 | Mead, CO | 96% | 95% |
| 80504 | Longmont, CO | 3% | 0% |
A few homes fall in 80651, 80513.
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 Mead
Who supplies Mead’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Little Thompson WD water system (EPA ID CO0135477). 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 9.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 1996), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Mead?
United Power (United Power, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 16.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Mead?
TDS Telecom, Xfinity, CenturyLink, Verizon, Rise Broadband, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Mead?
80542 (96%), 80504 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Mead in?
St. Vrain Valley School District RE 1J. Parts of the city are in Thompson School District R-2J and Johnstown-Milliken School District RE-5J.
How do I register to vote in Mead?
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 Weld 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.