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The Pueblo handbook

Living in Pueblo, CO: what to set up and who to call

Power in Pueblo comes from San Isabel Electric Assn, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Robert Hoag Rawlings Public Library, at 100 East Abriendo Avenue, is the library in town.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Pueblo, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Pueblo.

Electricity

Power comes from San Isabel Electric Assn

San Isabel Electric Assn (San Isabel Electric Assn, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves 58.8% of Pueblo residents. Its homes paid an average of 18.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $118 a month (its average across Colorado).

Start or move service: siea.com · (719) 547-2160

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Pueblo Board of Ww

Pueblo Board of Ww supplies almost all of Pueblo. It draws surface water and serves 114,070 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile2.3 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 2.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 71% 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. CO0151500.

Internet

10 home internet providers serve Pueblo

100% of 41,616 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 78% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable, Fiber100%2,000/250
SECOMFixed wireless, Fiber92%300/50
Intrepid Fiber NetworksFiber77%2,000/2,000
CenturyLinkDSL, Fiber23%60/5
Quantum FiberFiber17%8,000/8,000
VerizonFixed wireless80%300/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Pueblo’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Pueblo.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Pueblo or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Pueblo kids go to
PK–519 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–86 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–124 high schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Pueblo (82%) is in Pueblo City School District 60; parts are in Pueblo County School District 70 (18%).

C−School gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Pueblo spans 6 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Pueblo residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of PuebloZIP’s residents in Pueblo
81001Pueblo, CO27%97%
81005Pueblo, CO26%93%
81004Pueblo, CO22%96%
81003Pueblo, CO14%100%
81008Pueblo, CO10%97%
81006Pueblo, CO1%10%

81002, 81009, 81010, 81011, 81012 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs with no homes.

Area code719Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Pueblo

Who supplies Pueblo’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Pueblo Board of Ww (EPA ID CO0151500). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.3 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Pueblo?

San Isabel Electric Assn (San Isabel Electric Assn, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 18.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Pueblo?

Xfinity, SECOM, Intrepid Fiber Networks, CenturyLink, Quantum Fiber, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Pueblo?

81001 (27%), 81005 (26%), 81004 (22%), 81003 (14%), 81008 (10%), 81006 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Pueblo in?

Pueblo City School District 60. Parts of the city are in Pueblo County School District 70.

How do I register to vote in Pueblo?

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 Pueblo 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.