Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Ricardo630 assumed (based on copyright claims). · CC BY 2.5Living in Colorado City, AZ: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in Colorado City comes from the Hildale - Colorado City water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 1.0 ppb. Power in Colorado City comes from Garkane Energy Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Colorado City, 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 Colorado City.
Power comes from Garkane Energy Coop
Garkane Energy Coop (Garkane Energy Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Colorado City. Its homes paid an average of 12.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $186 a month (its average across Arizona).
Start or move service: garkaneenergy.com · (888) 644-5026
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Hildale - Colorado City water system
The Hildale - Colorado City water system supplies almost all of Colorado City. It draws ground water and serves 6,100 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 57% 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. UTAH27006.
2 home internet providers serve Colorado City
95% of 687 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 92% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Central Communications | Fixed wireless, Fiber, DSL | 90% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 71% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Colorado City’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Colorado City.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Colorado City is in Colorado City Unified District.
BSchool 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.
Colorado City is in ZIP code 86021
ZIP codes where Colorado City residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Colorado City | ZIP’s residents in Colorado City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 86021 | Colorado City, AZ | 100% | 60% |
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 Colorado City
Who supplies Colorado City’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Hildale - Colorado City water system (EPA ID UTAH27006). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Colorado City?
Garkane Energy Coop (Garkane Energy Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 12.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Colorado City?
South Central Communications, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Colorado City?
86021. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Colorado City in?
Colorado City Unified District.
How do I register to vote in Colorado City?
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.