Photo: Ron Reiring · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Clifton, AZ: what to set up and who to call
Morenci Water Elec Co Main reported 4 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: organic carbon removal (total organic carbon) ×4. 80% of systems its size reported none. Power in Clifton comes from Duncan Valley Elec Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Clifton, 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 Clifton.
Power comes from Duncan Valley Elec Coop
Duncan Valley Elec Coop (Duncan Valley Elec Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Clifton.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Morenci Water Elec Co Main
Morenci Water Elec Co Main supplies Clifton: about 47% of residents live in its service area. About 52% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 4,108 people in all.
4 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: organic carbon removal (total organic carbon) ×4, the latest beginning Jul 2023. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 0.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 61% 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. AZ0406003.
4 home internet providers serve Clifton
99% of 1,786 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 68% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Telecom Group | DSL, Fiber | 100% | 1,000/100 |
| Sparklight | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/50 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 33% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 20% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Clifton’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Clifton.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Clifton is in Morenci Unified 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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Clifton spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Clifton residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Clifton | ZIP’s residents in Clifton |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85540 | Morenci, AZ | 51% | 49% |
| 85533 | Clifton, AZ | 49% | 66% |
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 Clifton
Who supplies Clifton’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Morenci Water Elec Co Main (EPA ID AZ0406003). It reported 4 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: organic carbon removal (total organic carbon) ×4. 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.7 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Clifton?
Duncan Valley Elec Coop (Duncan Valley Elec Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Clifton?
Valley Telecom Group, Sparklight, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Clifton?
85540 (51%), 85533 (49%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Clifton in?
Morenci Unified District.
How do I register to vote in Clifton?
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 Greenlee 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.