Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Olathe, CO: what to set up and who to call
Power in Olathe comes from Delta Montrose Electric Assn, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Fiber reaches 100% of addresses in Olathe.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Olathe, 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 Olathe.
Power comes from Delta Montrose Electric Assn
Delta Montrose Electric Assn (Delta Montrose Electric Assn), a cooperative utility, serves all of Olathe. Its homes paid an average of 14.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $107 a month (its average across Colorado).
Start or move service: dmea.com · (877) 687-3632
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Town of Olathe water system
The Town of Olathe water system supplies Olathe: about 96% of residents live in its service area. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Project 7 Wa and Tri County Wcd as sellers) and serves 3,015 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 1999, was 6.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 1999: 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. CO0143582.
7 home internet providers serve Olathe
100% of 610 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elevate Internet | Fiber | 100% | 6,000/6,000 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 90% | 40/3 |
| Clearnetworx | Fixed wireless, Fiber, Cable | 59% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable | 3% | 1,000/50 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 89% | 300/20 |
| Rise Broadband | Fixed wireless | 86% | 50/10 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Olathe’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Olathe.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Olathe is in Montrose County School District RE-1J.
B−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.
Olathe is in ZIP code 81425
ZIP codes where Olathe residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Olathe | ZIP’s residents in Olathe |
|---|---|---|---|
| 81425 | Olathe, CO | 100% | 39% |
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 Olathe
Who supplies Olathe’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Town of Olathe water system (EPA ID CO0143582). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 6.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 1999), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Olathe?
Delta Montrose Electric Assn (Delta Montrose Electric Assn), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 14.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Olathe?
Elevate Internet, CenturyLink, Clearnetworx, Spectrum, Verizon, Rise Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Olathe?
81425. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Olathe in?
Montrose County School District RE-1J.
How do I register to vote in Olathe?
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 Montrose 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.