Living in Alamo Lake, AZ: what to set up and who to call
Alamo Lake has no town government of its own, so La Paz County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Bicentennial Union High School District. For an emergency, Parker Indian Health Center is the closest ER, 42.7 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Alamo Lake, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in Alamo Lake.
Power comes from APS
APS (Arizona Public Service Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Alamo Lake. Its homes paid an average of 17.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $165 a month (its average across Arizona).
Start or move service: aps.com
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Which providers serve Alamo Lake
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Alamo Lake, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
We don’t have Alamo Lake’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Alamo Lake.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Alamo Lake is in two districts that split the grades: Bicentennial Union High School District and Wenden Elementary District.
Test scores and every school: see Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
No town hall: the county runs things
Alamo Lake is unincorporated, so La Paz County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Alamo Lake is in ZIP code 85357
ZIP codes where Alamo Lake residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Alamo Lake | ZIP’s residents in Alamo Lake |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85357 | Wenden, AZ | 100% | 1% |
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
Getting around, the ER and the library
One line each; the subject pages have the rest.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Alamo Lake
Who provides electricity in Alamo Lake?
APS (Arizona Public Service Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Alamo Lake?
85357. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Alamo Lake in?
Bicentennial Union High School District and Wenden Elementary District.
How do I register to vote in Alamo Lake?
In Arizona you can register online until 29 days before Election Day, in person until 29 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 29 days before). Elections here are run by the La Paz County Recorder. Check your registration at my.arizona.vote.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
- Trash: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
- Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
- Registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
- Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
- Internet (FCC): pending.