Photo: formulanone · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Pagosa Springs, CO: what to set up and who to call
Power in Pagosa Springs comes from La Plata Electric Assn, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. The closest public drop-off to Pagosa Springs is Archuleta County Transfer Station and Recycle Center, 2 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Pagosa Springs, 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 Pagosa Springs.
Power comes from La Plata Electric Assn
La Plata Electric Assn (La Plata Electric Assn, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Pagosa Springs. 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 Pagosa Area WSD
Pagosa Area WSD supplies Pagosa Springs: about 87% of residents live in its service area. About 13% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 11,069 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 2025, was 2.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 74% 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. CO0104300.
6 home internet providers serve Pagosa Springs
97% of 1,051 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 17% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Visionary Broadband | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 99% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Zito Media | Cable | 85% | 1,000/25 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 73% | 40/3 |
| Clearnetworx | Fiber | 4% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 73% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 46% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 2 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Pagosa Springs.
Archuleta County Transfer Station and Recycle Center
2140 County Road 500, Pagosa Springs, CO, 81147 · run by Archuleta County
This isn’t Pagosa Springs’ own facility. Whether Pagosa Springs residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Pagosa Springs is in Archuleta County School District 50-JT.
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.
Pagosa Springs is in ZIP code 81147
ZIP codes where Pagosa Springs residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Pagosa Springs | ZIP’s residents in Pagosa Springs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 81147 | Pagosa Springs, CO | 100% | 12% |
81157 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 Pagosa Springs
Who supplies Pagosa Springs’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
Pagosa Area WSD (EPA ID CO0104300). 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 2.4 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Pagosa Springs?
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 Pagosa Springs?
Visionary Broadband, Zito Media, CenturyLink, Clearnetworx, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Pagosa Springs?
81147. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Pagosa Springs in?
Archuleta County School District 50-JT.
How do I register to vote in Pagosa Springs?
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 Archuleta 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.