Severe water pressure drop with usage

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Been in my house for 20 years and have suffered from severe water pressure drop with usage since I've been here. I would like to try and remedy it.
Rural setting, water meter is 600' from the house. House is about 100' elevation rise from the meter (according to topo maps, and estimating from treetops). 1 1/2 pvc from the meter to the house. Currently 80 PSI at the house when all faucets are off. Turning on 1 faucet, or 1 shower and the pressure drops to 20-25 PSI. 80-85 psi at the house is livable, but I'm concerned the PSI is too high. Any lower and it's hard to shower in the dribble less than 20 PSI.

Would a larger meter help? When it was installed, everyone said to run a larger pipe, so 1 1/2 was ran, but now I'm wondering if trying to push all that water uphill is a detriment.

Looking for some advice and calculations on what kind of pressure drop I should expect from 100' elevation rise over 600'. I have had multiple plumbers look at it, and they all say it shouldn't do that, but know of them have a recommendation.
 

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No. First time posting. I didn't realize it was moderated and they didn't post right away. I posted on Tuesday evening, and it still wasn't active the following morning. I though maybe I hadn't completed it, so I reposted. Sorry.
 
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