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Low Water Pressure in Colorado Springs, CO

A lever ball valve and a wheel-handled gate valve on the same run of pipe
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Colorado Springs has 236,487 occupied homes across 28 ZIP codes, and the typical one was built in 1987. That year is the most useful single fact for working out why the water pressure is weak, because it predicts what the supply pipe is made of.

Colorado Springs sits 3 years older than the CO median of 1990. Of the 93 CO towns we route calls in, its housing is older than 59% of them, and by number of homes it ranks 2nd.

What 1987 tells you about the pipe in Colorado Springs

Housing of this vintage generally means copper throughout in most cases, with polybutylene fitted in some homes built from the late seventies onward. Polybutylene was discontinued in the mid-nineties and is worth identifying, because its failures are sudden rather than gradual. More on 1980s supply pipe.

65% of occupied homes in Colorado Springs are owner-occupied, 16 points below the CO figure of 81%. It matters here because the run between the meter and the house belongs to the property owner, not the utility.

Median household income across Colorado Springs ZIP codes is $82,743, 20% below the CO median of $103,819.

Before calling anyone in Colorado Springs, check whether every tap is weak or just one. Normal supply is 45–80 psi and under 40 psi is low — how to test it in a minute. Whole house is a supply problem worth a call; one tap is usually a five-minute job you can do yourself.

Build year and occupied homes by ZIP code in Colorado Springs

ZIPTypical build yearOccupied homes
8090319387,576
80904197310,924
8090519648,363
80906198415,387
80907197012,599
8090820098,260
80909196515,941
80910197613,306
80911197912,207
8091519819,035
80916198714,734
80917197813,493
80918198219,509
80919198911,564
80920199314,337
8092120059,864
80922200211,215
80923200512,424
8092420136,022
8092520115,462
8092720152,334
809382016382
8095120051,549

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Worth reading for a 1987-era home

ZIP codes we route in Colorado Springs

Low water pressure help near me in Colorado Springs

Give us your Colorado Springs ZIP code and what is happening. We check it against partner coverage and connect you with an independent contractor covering that area. We do not do the work and you are never charged.

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