Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 4.0Living in Snowmass Village, CO: what to set up and who to call
Snowmass Village WSD reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a surface water treatment requirement (Surface Water Treatment Rule), beginning Jul 2024. Power in Snowmass Village comes from Holy Cross Electric Assn, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Snowmass Village, 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 Snowmass Village.
Power comes from Holy Cross Electric Assn
Holy Cross Electric Assn (Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Snowmass Village. Its homes paid an average of 12.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $140 a month (its average across Colorado).
Start or move service: holycross.com · (970) 945-5491
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Snowmass Village WSD
Snowmass Village WSD supplies Snowmass Village: about 96% of residents live in its service area. About 4% 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 6,353 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Surface Water Treatment Rule), beginning Jul 2024. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 6.0 ppb. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. CO0149717.
7 home internet providers serve Snowmass Village
100% of 1,540 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 97% | 2,000/250 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 12% | 40/3 |
| Pathfinder | Fixed wireless | 96% | 500/280 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 68% | 300/20 |
| Kellin Communications | Fixed wireless | 64% | 100/50 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 53% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Snowmass Village’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Snowmass Village.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Snowmass Village (59%) is in Aspen School District 1; parts are in Roaring Fork School District RE-1 (41%).
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.
Snowmass Village is in ZIP code 81615
ZIP codes where Snowmass Village residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Snowmass Village | ZIP’s residents in Snowmass Village |
|---|---|---|---|
| 81615 | Snowmass Village, CO | 98% | 99% |
A few homes fall in 81654, 81611.
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 Snowmass Village
Who supplies Snowmass Village’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Snowmass Village WSD (EPA ID CO0149717). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Surface Water Treatment Rule). 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Snowmass Village?
Holy Cross Electric Assn (Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 12.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Snowmass Village?
Xfinity, CenturyLink, Pathfinder, Verizon, Kellin Communications, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Snowmass Village?
81615. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Snowmass Village in?
Aspen School District 1. Parts of the city are in Roaring Fork School District RE-1.
How do I register to vote in Snowmass Village?
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 Pitkin 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.