Living here
Living in Elizabeth
Who handles what in Elizabeth, with the official page for each.
Checked October 22, 2026: every item here was read against its own source that day. How we check
Utilities
CORE Electric Cooperative supplies electricity in Elizabeth and Black Hills Energy natural gas, by each company’s own documents; for a particular address, especially outside the town limits, ask the company. A home with no sewer connection is on a septic system the County permits.
Links read
- CORE Electric Cooperative: service area map → Enter an address to see whether CORE serves it
- CORE: start, stop or move service → Member Services, (800) 332-9540
- Black Hills Energy: natural gas → 888-890-5554, weekdays 7 am–5 pm. If you smell gas, leave the building and call 911 first
- Elbert County: septic system permits → Elbert County Public Health, 75 Ute Ave, Kiowa; 720-595-3620
Getting around
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- CDOT road conditions → Closures, conditions and cameras on the state highways, CO 86 among them
- Elbert County Road & Bridge → County roads; 303-621-3157, RNB@elbertcounty-co.gov
- Elizabeth School District transportation → School buses; main line 303-646-6790
Parks and recreation
The leagues, the school-break camps, before- and after-school care and Casey Jones Park are the Elizabeth Park and Recreation District’s, a special district with its own board.
Links read
- Register for Park and Recreation programs → Create an account, then choose the program; youth fees are due in full at registration
- Elizabeth Park and Recreation District → Park office in Evans Park, 34201 County Road 17; 303-646-3599, weekdays 9–5
- Casey Jones Park → 103 acres: the pavilion, a playground, a 1.5-mile soft-surface trail, lit ballfields, the rodeo grounds, four pickleball courts and a fenced off-leash dog park
- Kids Club: before- and after-school care → At Running Creek and Singing Hills; $13 a morning, $15 an afternoon, booked and paid ahead
Schools
Elizabeth School District serves the town. Its schools start an hour late on Thursdays, and a weather closing or delay is announced by 6 am.
Links read
- Elizabeth School District: boundary map → Streets, neighborhoods and the line between Running Creek and Singing Hills
- Enrollment and registration → Registration line (303) 646-6788; a family outside the district applies for open enrollment first
- District calendar, 2026–27 → The parent calendar is linked on the page
- School closings and delays → A delay is two hours, one hour on a Thursday
- Elizabeth High School → 34500 County Road 13, 303-646-4616
Reporting a problem
Inside the town limits, policing is the Town’s own Elizabeth Police Department; outside them, the Elbert County Sheriff’s Office. In an emergency, call 911.
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- Elbert County Sheriff’s Office → Non-emergency dispatch 303-660-7500; tip line 303-805-6111; crime and incident reports online
- Elizabeth Fire Protection District → 146 N Elbert St, (303) 646-3800, weekdays 8–5; Station 271 is at 155 W Kiowa Ave
- Burn permits and fire restrictions → By phone, 303-646-3800, no more than 48 hours ahead; a state permit may be needed first
- Report a fire code or fire safety concern →
- School safety: Safe2Tell → Anonymous, 24 hours a day, through the state’s tip line
Meetings and elections
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- Elbert County elections → A ballot drop box at the Town of Elizabeth, 151 South Banner Street, until 7 pm November 3; the same address is a voter service center on Election Day only, 7 am–7 pm
- Board of Education meetings → Second and/or fourth Tuesdays at 6 pm, with exceptions, at the district offices, 634 S. Elbert St; livestreamed on the district’s YouTube channel
- Park and Recreation District board → Usually the third Tuesday at 7 pm, at the Casey Jones Pavilion or the park office; the 2027 budget hearing is December 8
- Fire Protection District board → Second Tuesdays at 5 pm, 155 W Kiowa Ave, and by video call