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The Sugar City handbook

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

Every home in Sugar City is in ZIP code 81076. Only 9% of addresses in Sugar City can get a wired internet connection, by the FCC’s map.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Sugar City, 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 Sugar City.

Electricity

Power comes from Black Hills Colorado Electric

Black Hills Colorado Electric (Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Sugar City. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Town of Sugar City water system

The Town of Sugar City water system supplies almost all of Sugar City. It draws ground water and serves 240 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.

Lead, 90th percentile1.2 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 60% 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. CO0113900.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Sugar City

81% of 184 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 9% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SECOMFixed wireless, Fiber93%1,000/1,000
Viaero WirelessFixed wireless100%100/5
VerizonFixed wireless86%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless4%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Sugar City’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Sugar City.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Sugar City 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.

Sugar City kids go to
K–6Crowley County Elementary K-6in Ordway
7–12Crowley County Junior and Senior High Schoolin Ordway

Sugar City is in Crowley County School District RE-1-J.

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.

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

Sugar City is in ZIP code 81076

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Sugar CityZIP’s residents in Sugar City
81076Sugar City, CO100%62%
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 Sugar City

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

The Town of Sugar City water system (EPA ID CO0113900). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.2 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Sugar City?

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 Sugar City?

SECOM, Viaero Wireless, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Sugar City?

81076. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Sugar City in?

Crowley County School District RE-1-J.

How do I register to vote in Sugar City?

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 Crowley 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.