Living in Wolcott, CO: what to set up and who to call
The Red Sky Ranch water system reported 4 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×4. 77% of systems its size reported none. Wolcott has no town government of its own, so Eagle County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Eagle County School District RE 50.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Wolcott, 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 Wolcott.
Power comes from Holy Cross Electric Assn
Holy Cross Electric Assn (Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Wolcott. 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 Red Sky Ranch water system
The Red Sky Ranch water system supplies Wolcott: about 45% of residents live in its service area. About 55% 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 291 people in all.
4 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×4, the latest beginning Oct 2022. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 10.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 98% 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. CO0119673.
Which providers serve Wolcott
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Wolcott, 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 Wolcott’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Wolcott.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Wolcott is in Eagle County School District RE 50.
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
Wolcott is unincorporated, so Eagle 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.
Wolcott is in ZIP code 81655
ZIP codes where Wolcott residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Wolcott | ZIP’s residents in Wolcott |
|---|---|---|---|
| 81655 | Wolcott, CO | 100% | 7% |
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 Wolcott
Who supplies Wolcott’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Red Sky Ranch water system (EPA ID CO0119673). It reported 4 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×4. 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 10.5 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Wolcott?
Holy Cross Electric Assn (Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 12.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Wolcott?
81655. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Wolcott in?
Eagle County School District RE 50.
How do I register to vote in Wolcott?
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 Eagle 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.