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The Bagdad handbook

Living in Bagdad, AZ: what to set up and who to call

Bagdad has no town government of its own, so Yavapai County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Bagdad Unified School District. For an emergency, Yavapai Regional Medical Center is the closest ER, 39.6 miles away.

Bagdad has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Yavapai County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Bagdad’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Bagdad, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Bagdad.

Electricity

Power comes from APS

APS (Arizona Public Service Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Bagdad. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Freeport Mcmoran Bagdad Town water system

The Freeport Mcmoran Bagdad Town water system supplies Bagdad: about 0% of residents live in its service area. About 100% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 3,200 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.

The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report

EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. AZ0413011.

Internet

1 home internet providers serve Bagdad

97% of 633 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 97% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Table Top TelephoneFiber, DSL, Fixed wireless99%1,000/1,000

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Bagdad’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Bagdad.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileBagdad has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Bagdad kids go to
PK–6Bagdad Elementary SchoolBagdad Unified School District
7–12Bagdad Middle / Senior High SchoolBagdad Unified School District

Bagdad is in Bagdad Unified School District.

B−School gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Bagdad is unincorporated, so Yavapai County is the local government.

Local governmentYavapai CountyBagdad is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereYavapai County RecorderElections here are run by Yavapai County (county election office). 1015 Fair Street, Room # 228, Prescott, AZ 86305 · (928) 771-3248FVAP, Sep 2025
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placemy.arizona.voteThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.

ZIP codes & area codes

Bagdad is in ZIP code 86321

ZIP codes where Bagdad residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of BagdadZIP’s residents in Bagdad
86321Bagdad, AZ100%86%
Area code928Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Bagdad

Who supplies Bagdad’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Freeport Mcmoran Bagdad Town water system (EPA ID AZ0413011). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Bagdad?

APS (Arizona Public Service Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Bagdad?

Table Top Telephone (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Bagdad?

86321. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Bagdad in?

Bagdad Unified School District.

How do I register to vote in Bagdad?

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 Yavapai County Recorder. Check your registration at my.arizona.vote.

Sources & dates

Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.

  • Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
  • 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 National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.