Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Yuma, CO: what to set up and who to call
Yuma runs its own electric utility, City of Yuma. Tap water in Yuma comes from the City of Yuma water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Yuma, 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 Yuma.
Power comes from City of Yuma
City of Yuma (City of Yuma - (CO)), a municipal utility, serves all of Yuma.
Start or move service: yumacolo.org · (970) 848-3878
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Yuma water system
The City of Yuma water system supplies almost all of Yuma. It draws ground water and serves 4,049 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
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 1.0 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. CO0163020.
7 home internet providers serve Yuma
100% of 1,490 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 72% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Viaero Wireless | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 99% | 150/40 |
| Kentec Communications | Fiber | 73% | 100/100 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 55% | 40/3 |
| ElektraFi | Fixed wireless | 100% | 400/80 |
| Vistabeam | Fixed wireless | 100% | 500/80 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 85% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Yuma’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Yuma.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Yuma is in Yuma School District 1.
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.
Yuma is in ZIP code 80759
ZIP codes where Yuma residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Yuma | ZIP’s residents in Yuma |
|---|---|---|---|
| 80759 | Yuma, CO | 100% | 75% |
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 Yuma
Who supplies Yuma’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Yuma water system (EPA ID CO0163020). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 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 Yuma?
City of Yuma (City of Yuma - (CO)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Yuma?
Viaero Wireless, Kentec Communications, CenturyLink, ElektraFi, Vistabeam, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Yuma?
80759. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Yuma in?
Yuma School District 1.
How do I register to vote in Yuma?
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 Yuma 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.