Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 4.0Living in Midland, CO: what to set up and who to call
Midland has no town government of its own, so Teller County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Cripple Creek-Victor School District RE-1. Power in Midland comes from CORE Electric Cooperative, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Midland, 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 Midland.
Power comes from CORE Electric Cooperative
CORE Electric Cooperative (CORE Electric Cooperative), a cooperative utility, serves 85.2% of Midland residents. Its homes paid an average of 15.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $132 a month (its average across Colorado).
Start or move service: irea.coop · (303) 688-3100
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Rainbow Valley WD water system
The Rainbow Valley WD water system supplies almost all of Midland. It draws surface water and serves 130 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–Dec 2019, was 3.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2019: 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. CO0160375.
Which providers serve Midland
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Midland, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
We don’t have Midland’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Midland.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Midland (72%) is in Cripple Creek-Victor School District RE-1; parts are in Woodland Park School District RE-2 (28%).
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
Midland is unincorporated, so Teller 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.
Midland is in ZIP code 80814
ZIP codes where Midland residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Midland | ZIP’s residents in Midland |
|---|---|---|---|
| 80814 | Divide, CO | 100% | 5% |
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 Midland
Who supplies Midland’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Rainbow Valley WD water system (EPA ID CO0160375). 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 3.5 ppb (Jan–Dec 2019), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Midland?
CORE Electric Cooperative (CORE Electric Cooperative), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 15.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Midland?
80814. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Midland in?
Cripple Creek-Victor School District RE-1. Parts of the city are in Woodland Park School District RE-2.
How do I register to vote in Midland?
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 Teller 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): pending.