Living in Severance, CO: what to set up and who to call
Power in Severance comes from Poudre Valley REA, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Severance Library, at 5 Timber Ridge Parkway, is the library in town.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Severance, 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 Severance.
Power comes from Poudre Valley REA
Poudre Valley REA (Poudre Valley REA, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Severance. Its homes paid an average of 12.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $109 a month (its average across Colorado).
Start or move service: www.pvrea.com · (970) 226-1234
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Town of Severance water system
The Town of Severance water system supplies Severance: about 73% of residents live in its service area. North Weld County WD serves another 27%. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists North Weld County WD as seller) and serves 11,733 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 2023–Dec 2025, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 65% 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. CO0162707.
10 home internet providers serve Severance
100% of 4,011 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Fiber | 98% | 2,000/2,000 |
| TDS Telecom | Fiber, Cable | 91% | 1,000/1,000 |
| LightGig Communications | Fiber | 59% | 10,000/10,000 |
| CenturyLink | DSL, Fiber | 28% | 940/200 |
| Quantum Fiber | Fiber | 16% | 2,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 93% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Severance’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Severance.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Severance (74%) is in Windsor School District RE-4; parts are in Ault-Highland School District RE-9 (22%) and Weld County School District No. RE-2 (3%).
ASchool 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.
Severance spans 5 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Severance residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Severance | ZIP’s residents in Severance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 80550 | Windsor, CO | 86% | 17% |
| 80615 | Eaton, CO | 6% | 5% |
| 80546 | Severance, CO | 4% | 95% |
| 80610 | Ault, CO | 3% | 7% |
| 80524 | Fort Collins, CO | 1% | 0% |
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 Severance
Who supplies Severance’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Town of Severance water system (EPA ID CO0162707). 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 2.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Severance?
Poudre Valley REA (Poudre Valley REA, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 12.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Severance?
Xfinity, TDS Telecom, LightGig Communications, CenturyLink, Quantum Fiber, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Severance?
80550 (86%), 80615 (6%), 80546 (4%), 80610 (3%), 80524 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Severance in?
Windsor School District RE-4. Parts of the city are in Ault-Highland School District RE-9 and Weld County School District No. RE-2.
How do I register to vote in Severance?
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 Weld 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.