Photo: Marine 69-71 · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in El Mirage, AZ: what to set up and who to call
Power in El Mirage comes from City of Mesa, a municipal utility rather than a private company. Banner Boswell Medical Center, 3.5 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in El Mirage, 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 Mirage.
Power comes from City of Mesa
City of Mesa (City of Mesa - (AZ)), a municipal utility, serves all of El Mirage. Its homes paid an average of 20.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $169 a month (its average across Arizona).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of El Mirage water system
The City of El Mirage water system supplies almost all of El Mirage. It draws ground water and serves 39,884 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. AZ0407091.
9 home internet providers serve El Mirage
99% of 11,478 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 68% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cox Communications | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 2,000/100 |
| CenturyLink | DSL, Fiber | 91% | 140/20 |
| Wyyerd Connect | Fiber | 63% | 5,000/5,000 |
| WeLink Communications | Fixed wireless | 61% | 2,000/2,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 55% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 49% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have El Mirage’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in El Mirage.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
El Mirage is in Dysart 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.
El Mirage is in ZIP code 85335
ZIP codes where El Mirage residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of El Mirage | ZIP’s residents in El Mirage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85335 | El Mirage, AZ | 100% | 100% |
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 Mirage
Who supplies El Mirage’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of El Mirage water system (EPA ID AZ0407091). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in El Mirage?
City of Mesa (City of Mesa - (AZ)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 20.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve El Mirage?
Cox Communications, CenturyLink, Wyyerd Connect, WeLink Communications, AT&T, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in El Mirage?
85335. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is El Mirage in?
Dysart Unified District.
How do I register to vote in El Mirage?
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 Maricopa 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.