Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 4.0Living in Southern Ute, CO: what to set up and who to call
Southern Ute has no town government of its own, so La Plata County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Ignacio School District 11-JT. Power in Southern Ute comes from La Plata Electric Assn, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Southern Ute, 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 Southern Ute.
Power comes from La Plata Electric Assn
La Plata Electric Assn (La Plata Electric Assn, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Southern Ute. 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.
Which providers serve Southern Ute
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Southern Ute, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
We don’t have Southern Ute’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Southern Ute.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Southern Ute is in Ignacio School District 11-JT.
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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Southern Ute is unincorporated, so La Plata County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Southern Ute is in ZIP code 81137
ZIP codes where Southern Ute residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Southern Ute | ZIP’s residents in Southern Ute |
|---|---|---|---|
| 81137 | Ignacio, CO | 100% | 3% |
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 Southern Ute
Who provides electricity in Southern Ute?
La Plata Electric Assn (La Plata Electric Assn, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 18.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Southern Ute?
81137. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Southern Ute in?
Ignacio School District 11-JT.
How do I register to vote in Southern Ute?
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 La Plata 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.
- 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): pending.