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The Gunnison handbook

Living in Gunnison, UT: what to set up and who to call

Every home in Gunnison is in ZIP code 84634. For a library card, the closest branch is Gunnison Civic Library, 0.3 miles out.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Gunnison, 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 Gunnison.

Electricity

Power comes from Rocky Mountain Power

Rocky Mountain Power (PacifiCorp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Gunnison. Its homes paid an average of 13.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $101 a month (its average across Utah).

Start or move service: pacificorp.com · (888) 221-7070

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 Gunnison City water system

The Gunnison City water system supplies almost all of Gunnison. It draws ground water (EPA lists Centerfield Town Water System as seller) and serves 3,509 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.

Lead, 90th percentile2.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.2 ppb. That’s higher than 67% 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. UTAH20004.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Gunnison

99% of 810 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 5% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
CentraComCable, Fiber95%1,000/100
LightBurst BroadbandDSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber91%1,000/1,000
InfoWestFixed wireless79%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless70%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless63%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Gunnison’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Gunnison.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Gunnison kids go to
PK–5Gunnison Valley SchoolSouth Sanpete School District
6–8Gunnison Valley MiddleSouth Sanpete School District
9–12Gunnison Valley HighSouth Sanpete School District

Gunnison is in South Sanpete School District.

B+School gradeSee 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 Nov 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Mar 13, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Gunnison is in ZIP code 84634

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of GunnisonZIP’s residents in Gunnison
84634Gunnison, UT100%97%
Area code435Wikidata

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 Gunnison

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

The Gunnison City water system (EPA ID UTAH20004). 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 2.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Gunnison?

Rocky Mountain Power (PacifiCorp), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Gunnison?

CentraCom, LightBurst Broadband, InfoWest, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Gunnison?

84634. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Gunnison in?

South Sanpete School District.

How do I register to vote in Gunnison?

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 Sanpete County 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: 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 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.