Eleven Arches, The · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0Living in El Capitan, AZ: what to set up and who to call
El Capitan has no town government of its own, so Gila County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Hayden-Winkelman Unified District. The nearest emergency room is Cobre Valley Regional Medical Center, 22.2 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in El Capitan, 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 El Capitan.
Power comes from USBIA-San Carlos Project
USBIA-San Carlos Project (USBIA-San Carlos Project), a federal utility, serves all of El Capitan. Its homes paid an average of 16.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $142 a month (its average across Arizona).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Which providers serve El Capitan
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in El Capitan, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
We don’t have El Capitan’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in El Capitan.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
El Capitan is in Hayden-Winkelman Unified 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
El Capitan is unincorporated, so Gila 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.
El Capitan is in ZIP code 85501
ZIP codes where El Capitan residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of El Capitan | ZIP’s residents in El Capitan |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85501 | Globe, AZ | 100% | 0% |
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 El Capitan
Who provides electricity in El Capitan?
USBIA-San Carlos Project (USBIA-San Carlos Project), a federal utility. Its homes paid about 16.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in El Capitan?
85501. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is El Capitan in?
Hayden-Winkelman Unified District.
How do I register to vote in El Capitan?
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 Gila County Recorder. Check your registration at my.arizona.vote.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- 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): pending.