Living in Chloride, AZ: what to set up and who to call
Chloride has no town government of its own, so Mohave County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Kingman Unified School District. Tap water in Chloride comes from the Chloride Dwid water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 23% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 0.9 ppb.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Chloride, 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 Chloride.
Power comes from UNS Electric
UNS Electric (UNS Electric, Inc), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Chloride. Its homes paid an average of 17.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $144 a month (its average across Arizona).
Start or move service: uns.com
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Chloride Dwid water system
The Chloride Dwid water system supplies almost all of Chloride. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Valley Pioneers Water Company Inc as seller) and serves 350 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 0.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 52% of similar systems’ latest results.
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. AZ0408005.
1 home internet providers serve Chloride
100% of 203 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wecom Fiber | Fiber | 100% | 3,000/3,000 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Chloride’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Chloride.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Chloride is in Kingman Unified School 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
Chloride is unincorporated, so Mohave 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.
Chloride is in ZIP code 86431
ZIP codes where Chloride residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Chloride | ZIP’s residents in Chloride |
|---|---|---|---|
| 86431 | Chloride, AZ | 100% | 55% |
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 Chloride
Who supplies Chloride’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Chloride Dwid water system (EPA ID AZ0408005). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.9 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Chloride?
UNS Electric (UNS Electric, Inc), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Chloride?
Wecom Fiber (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Chloride?
86431. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Chloride in?
Kingman Unified School District.
How do I register to vote in Chloride?
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 Mohave 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.