Broomfield
Broomfield sits just north of Westminster and became its own city and county in 2001.
Service areas
Emergency Plumber Service Areas Around Westminster, CO
Dispatch handles calls from Westminster and the north-metro cities listed below. Each city page looks at the housing stock, the water supply and the sewer questions particular to that town.
Cities near Westminster
Choose a city to read about its homes, its utilities and the plumbing trouble residents run into most.
Thornton
Thornton lies northeast of Westminster, and it grew fast.
Arvada
Arvada is one of the older cities on the north side of Denver.
Brighton
Brighton is the Adams County seat, a farm and rail town that now sits at the north end of the Denver metro.
Wheat Ridge
Wheat Ridge was known as the Carnation City, a place of orchards and greenhouses west of Denver.
Commerce City
Commerce City lies east of Westminster along the South Platte River valley.
Emergency plumber ZIP codes by city
Many people look for a plumber by ZIP code. These are the ZIP codes whose callers reach the dispatcher, along with nearby streets: Broomfield (80020, 80021 and 80023); Thornton (80241); Arvada (80001, 80002, 80003, 80004, 80005, 80006 and 80007); Brighton (80601, 80602 and 80603); Wheat Ridge (80033 and 80034); Commerce City (80022 and 80037). Westminster itself uses 80030, 80031, 80035 and 80036. Treat the lists as orientation only, since they do not promise coverage.
Westminster itself
Westminster is where most calls begin: roughly 116,000 residents spread over Adams and Jefferson counties. The city operates its own water and sewer utility, drawing from Standley Lake and treating it at two plants. The homepage explains what qualifies as an emergency and what the first call looks like.
Homeowners are responsible for the private lateral that runs from the house out to the city main, while the city keeps the pipe between its main and the meter pit. Before starting a repair, find out which utility serves your address.
How coverage is decided
The dispatcher records your address and the symptoms, then hands you to a nearby contractor. Whether someone can come hinges on the contractor and the location, which makes the city pages a guide rather than a promise.
Tenants should alert the landlord or property manager before calling, and mention who owns the unit. A gas odor is a different matter. Get out, move away from the building and contact 911 or the utility's emergency line before ringing the plumbing line.
Common questions
Questions about coverage
Give the dispatcher your address while on the phone. Contractors cover different territories, and the dispatcher will say whether one can reach you.
That differs from town to town. Westminster operates its own water and wastewater utility, and neighboring cities have separate setups. The utility bill for your address names the provider.
In most cases the utility covers its main and the line up to the meter pit, and the owner covers the pipe from the meter to the house. The dividing line can vary, so confirm with the utility before paying anyone to dig.
Wondering if your city is covered?
Phone in with your street address and the dispatcher will tell you right then.