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The Fortuna Foothills handbook

Living in Fortuna Foothills, AZ: what to set up and who to call

Fortuna Foothills has no town government of its own, so Yuma County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Yuma Elementary District. Most of Fortuna Foothills has one wired internet choice: Spectrum.

Fortuna Foothills has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Yuma County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Fortuna Foothills’ town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Fortuna Foothills, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Fortuna Foothills.

Electricity

Power comes from APS

APS (Arizona Public Service Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Fortuna Foothills. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Foothills Water and Sewer LLC

Foothills Water and Sewer LLC supplies almost all of Fortuna Foothills. It draws surface water and serves 32,425 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.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

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. The highest in five years was 1.0 ppb. 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. AZ0414004.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Fortuna Foothills

99% of 18,504 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 1% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber99%1,000/35
CenturyLinkDSL34%40/3
Sun Valley BroadbandFixed wireless99%50/10
VerizonFixed wireless65%300/20
AT&TFixed wireless55%100/20
T-MobileFixed wireless34%100/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Fortuna Foothills’ trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Fortuna Foothills.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileFortuna Foothills has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Fortuna Foothills kids go to
PK–513 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–126 high schoolsDepends on your address

Fortuna Foothills is in two districts that split the grades: Yuma Elementary District and Yuma Union High School District.

C+School gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Fortuna Foothills is unincorporated, so Yuma County is the local government.

Local governmentYuma CountyFortuna Foothills is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereYuma County RecorderElections here are run by Yuma County (county election office). 102 S. Main St., Yuma, AZ 85364 · (928) 373-6034FVAP, Sep 2025
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placemy.arizona.voteThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.

ZIP codes & area codes

Fortuna Foothills spans 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Fortuna Foothills residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Fortuna FoothillsZIP’s residents in Fortuna Foothills
85367Yuma, AZ77%100%
85365Yuma, AZ23%13%
Area code928Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Fortuna Foothills

Who supplies Fortuna Foothills’ drinking water, and has it had violations?

Foothills Water and Sewer LLC (EPA ID AZ0414004). 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 Fortuna Foothills?

APS (Arizona Public Service Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Fortuna Foothills?

Spectrum, CenturyLink, Sun Valley Broadband, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Fortuna Foothills?

85367 (77%), 85365 (23%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Fortuna Foothills in?

Yuma Elementary District and Yuma Union High School District. Parts of the city are in Antelope Union High School District and Wellton Elementary District.

How do I register to vote in Fortuna Foothills?

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 Yuma 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.