Coombs Village Site · Photo: Nickeyrc · Public domainLiving in Boulder, UT: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in Boulder comes from Boulder Farmstead Water Co, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 23% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 0.5 ppb. Power in Boulder comes from Garkane Energy Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Boulder, 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 Boulder.
Power comes from Garkane Energy Coop
Garkane Energy Coop (Garkane Energy Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Boulder. Its homes paid an average of 11.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $102 a month (its average across Utah).
Start or move service: garkaneenergy.com · (888) 644-5026
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Boulder Farmstead Water Co
Boulder Farmstead Water Co supplies almost all of Boulder. It draws ground water and serves 277 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 0.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 0.6 ppb. That’s lower than 56% 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. UTAH09002.
1 home internet providers serve Boulder
80% of 201 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 80% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Central Communications | Fiber, DSL | 76% | 1,000/1,000 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Boulder
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Boulder, from the town’s own site.
Boulder Landfill
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
From boulder.utah.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026; pages dated 2026-04-14, 2026-06-30. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Boulder is in Garfield School District.
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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Nov 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Mar 13, 2026.
Boulder is in ZIP code 84716
ZIP codes where Boulder residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Boulder | ZIP’s residents in Boulder |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84716 | Boulder, UT | 100% | 72% |
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 Boulder
Who supplies Boulder’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Boulder Farmstead Water Co (EPA ID UTAH09002). 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 0.5 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Boulder?
Garkane Energy Coop (Garkane Energy Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 11.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Boulder?
South Central Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Boulder?
84716. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Boulder in?
Garfield School District.
How do I register to vote in Boulder?
In Utah you can register online until 11 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (received 11 days before). Elections here are run by the Garfield County Auditor/Clerk. Check your registration at votesearch.utah.gov.
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: Boulder’s own website (boulder.utah.gov), read Oct 22, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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 Mar 13, 2026 (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.