Living in J-Six Ranchettes, AZ: what to set up and who to call
J-Six Ranchettes has no town government of its own, so Pima County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Vail Unified District. Empirita Water Company reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024.
I’m new in town
What to set up in J-Six Ranchettes, 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 J-Six Ranchettes.
Power comes from Sulphur Springs Valley E C
Sulphur Springs Valley E C (Sulphur Springs Valley E C Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of J-Six Ranchettes. Its homes paid an average of 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $107 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 Empirita Water Company
Empirita Water Company supplies J-Six Ranchettes: about 0% of residents live in its service area. About 100% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 120 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 0.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.5 ppb. That’s lower than 54% 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. AZ0402122.
Which providers serve J-Six Ranchettes
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in J-Six Ranchettes, 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 J-Six Ranchettes’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in J-Six Ranchettes.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of J-Six Ranchettes (99%) is in Vail 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
J-Six Ranchettes is unincorporated, so Pima 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.
J-Six Ranchettes is in ZIP code 85602
ZIP codes where J-Six Ranchettes residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of J-Six Ranchettes | ZIP’s residents in J-Six Ranchettes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85602 | Benson, AZ | 100% | 6% |
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 J-Six Ranchettes
Who supplies J-Six Ranchettes’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
Empirita Water Company (EPA ID AZ0402122). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.6 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in J-Six Ranchettes?
Sulphur Springs Valley E C (Sulphur Springs Valley E C Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in J-Six Ranchettes?
85602. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is J-Six Ranchettes in?
Vail Unified District.
How do I register to vote in J-Six Ranchettes?
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 Pima 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): pending.