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The Two Buttes handbook

Living in Two Buttes, CO: what to set up and who to call

An EPA health-based violation from 2026 is still open for the Town of Two Buttes water system. Power in Two Buttes comes from Southeast Colorado Power Assn, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Two Buttes, 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 Two Buttes.

Electricity

Power comes from Southeast Colorado Power Assn

Southeast Colorado Power Assn (Southeast Colorado Power Assn), a cooperative utility, serves all of Two Buttes. Its homes paid an average of 17.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $127 a month (its average across Colorado).

Start or move service: secpa.com · (719) 336-3236

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 Two Buttes water system

The Town of Two Buttes water system supplies almost all of Two Buttes. It draws ground water and serves 64 people in all.

9 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: radium (combined radium-226 and -228) ×6, a disinfection byproducts requirement (Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule) ×2, a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), the latest beginning Feb 2026. 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people had none. 1 older violation is still open, since 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), per EPA’s records.

Lead, 90th percentile2.5 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 2.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.0 ppb. That’s higher than 78% 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. CO0105700.

Internet

Which providers serve Two Buttes

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Two Buttes, 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.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Two Buttes’ trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Two Buttes.

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

Two Buttes kids go to
PK–5Springfield Elementary Schoolin Springfield
6–12Springfield Junior/Senior High Schoolin Springfield

Two Buttes is in Springfield School District RE-4.

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

Two Buttes is in ZIP code 81084

ZIP codes where Two Buttes residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Two ButtesZIP’s residents in Two Buttes
81084Two Buttes, CO100%29%

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 Two Buttes

Who supplies Two Buttes’ drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Town of Two Buttes water system (EPA ID CO0105700). It reported 9 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: radium (combined radium-226 and -228) ×6, a disinfection byproducts requirement (Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule) ×2, a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.5 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Two Buttes?

Southeast Colorado Power Assn (Southeast Colorado Power Assn), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 17.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What ZIP codes are in Two Buttes?

81084. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Two Buttes in?

Springfield School District RE-4.

How do I register to vote in Two Buttes?

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 Baca 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): pending.