Copper Creek Guard Station · Photo: Doncram · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Cordes Lakes, AZ: what to set up and who to call
Cordes Lakes has no town government of its own, so Yavapai County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Mayer Unified District. For an emergency, Yavapai Regional Medical Center is the closest ER, 27.4 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Cordes Lakes, 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 Cordes Lakes.
Power comes from APS
APS (Arizona Public Service Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Cordes Lakes. 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.
Water comes from Cordes Lakes Water Company
Cordes Lakes Water Company supplies almost all of Cordes Lakes. It draws ground water and serves 4,257 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 2023–Dec 2025, was 4.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 89% 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. AZ0413023.
7 home internet providers serve Cordes Lakes
100% of 1,631 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wecom Fiber | Fiber | 100% | 3,000/3,000 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 83% | 40/3 |
| Mile High Networks | Fixed wireless | 95% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Bolt Internet | Fixed wireless | 95% | 50/10 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 9% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 5% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Cordes Lakes’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Cordes Lakes.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Cordes Lakes is in Mayer 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Cordes Lakes is unincorporated, so Yavapai 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.
Cordes Lakes is in ZIP code 86333
ZIP codes where Cordes Lakes residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Cordes Lakes | ZIP’s residents in Cordes Lakes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 86333 | Mayer, AZ | 100% | 46% |
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 Cordes Lakes
Who supplies Cordes Lakes’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
Cordes Lakes Water Company (EPA ID AZ0413023). 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 4.1 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Cordes Lakes?
APS (Arizona Public Service Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Cordes Lakes?
Wecom Fiber, CenturyLink, Mile High Networks, Bolt Internet, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Cordes Lakes?
86333. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Cordes Lakes in?
Mayer Unified District.
How do I register to vote in Cordes Lakes?
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.