Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 4.0Living in Rockvale, CO: what to set up and who to call
Most mail in Rockvale goes to 81244 (89% of residents), one of 2 ZIP codes in town. John C. Fremont Library District (Florence), 3.0 miles away, is the closest library to Rockvale.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Rockvale, 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 Rockvale.
Power comes from Black Hills Colorado Electric
Black Hills Colorado Electric (Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Rockvale. Its homes paid an average of 18.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $95 a month (its average across Colorado).
Start or move service: blackhillsenergy.com · (800) 694-8989
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Town of Rockvale water system
The Town of Rockvale water system supplies Rockvale: about 95% of residents live in its service area. About 5% 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 City of Florence as seller) and serves 504 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2026, was 1.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.7 ppb. That’s higher than 59% 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. CO0122800.
8 home internet providers serve Rockvale
90% of 301 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 20% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable | 73% | 1,000/1,000 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 64% | 60/5 |
| Quantum Fiber | Fiber | 17% | 8,000/8,000 |
| SECOM | Fixed wireless | 84% | 300/50 |
| Alpine Internet | Fixed wireless | 62% | 50/25 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 23% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Rockvale’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Rockvale.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Rockvale is in Fremont RE-2.
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.
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.
Rockvale spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Rockvale residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Rockvale | ZIP’s residents in Rockvale |
|---|---|---|---|
| 81244 | Rockvale, CO | 89% | 97% |
| 81226 | Florence, CO | 11% | 1% |
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 Rockvale
Who supplies Rockvale’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Town of Rockvale water system (EPA ID CO0122800). 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 1.3 ppb (Jan–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Rockvale?
Black Hills Colorado Electric (Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 18.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Rockvale?
Spectrum, CenturyLink, Quantum Fiber, SECOM, Alpine Internet, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Rockvale?
81244 (89%), 81226 (11%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Rockvale in?
Fremont RE-2.
How do I register to vote in Rockvale?
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 Fremont 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.