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ZIP Code 81601 Water Quality
Colorado · 12,589 people served · 23 water systems
F
FailingZIP code 81601 is in Colorado and is a small city from a drinking-water-service perspective, with 12,589 people served by 23 EPA-registered public water systems. It corresponds to GLENWOOD SPRINGS.
Within ZIP code 81601, the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) records 11 health-based violations during the past five years across 23 water systems serving this postal area. The grade of F reflects the aggregate compliance pattern, not the current daily water quality.
Last updated: 2026-05-18 · Source: EPA SDWIS
ZIP Code Location
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Cities in ZIP 81601
Water Systems Serving 81601
ELK SPRINGS HOA
PWSID: CO0123485
416 served
WESTBANK MESA HOA
PWSID: CO0123836
93 served
CATTLE CREEK WUA
PWSID: CO0123166
47 served
GLENWOOD SPRINGS CITY OF
PWSID: CO0123314
9,428 served
MOUNTAIN MEADOWS
PWSID: CO0123518
115 served
OAK MEADOWS WATER ASSOCIATION
PWSID: CO0123567
50 served
TELLER SPRINGS HOA
PWSID: CO0123343
84 served
LAZY DIAMOND A SUBD
PWSID: CO0123360
25 served
SPRINGRIDGE SUBD
PWSID: CO0123718
110 served
HOLLAND HILLS MD
PWSID: CO0149352
225 served
LIONS RIDGE ESTATES
PWSID: CO0123470
63 served
EL ROCKO MHP
PWSID: CO0123248
80 served
RIVERVIEW SUBD
PWSID: CO0123670
55 served
KK WATER ASSOC
PWSID: CO0149218
70 served
WEST RANCH SUBD
PWSID: CO0149613
28 served
RIFLE CREEK ESTATES HOA
PWSID: CO0123675
90 served
ORCHARD ESTATES
PWSID: CO0149588
64 served
CALLICOTTE RANCH
PWSID: CO0123617
33 served
ASPEN EQUESTRIAN BLUE CREEK RANCH
PWSID: CO0123152
300 served
NO NAME CREEK WS
PWSID: CO0123552
160 served
COLORADO MTN COLLEGE SVC
PWSID: CO0123170
715 served
WOODEN DEER HOA
PWSID: CO0123860
38 served
CAVERN SPRINGS MHC, LLC
PWSID: CO0123333
300 served
About ZIP-code water data
Postal-code level water quality data is built up from the underlying water systems — multiple ZIPs may share a single utility, and a single ZIP can span multiple utilities. For property-level information, contact the specific utility serving your address. EPA data on this page was last refreshed on 2026-05-18.
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