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

Kaka has no town government of its own, so Maricopa County runs its elections and most services. The nearest emergency room is Exceptional Community Hospital - Maricopa, 33.6 miles away.

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

I’m new in town

What to set up in Kaka, 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 Kaka.

Electricity

Power comes from APS

APS (Arizona Public Service Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Kaka. 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 Kaka water system

The Kaka water system supplies Kaka: 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 150 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.

Lead, 90th percentile1.1 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2020–Dec 2022, was 1.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 59% 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. 090400037.

Internet

1 home internet providers serve Kaka

100% of 25 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Tohono O'Odham Utility AuthorityFiber100%250/50

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Kaka’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Kaka.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileKaka has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Kaka is unincorporated, so Maricopa County is the local government.

Local governmentMaricopa CountyKaka is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereMaricopa County RecorderElections here are run by Maricopa County (county election office). 510 S. 3rd Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85003 · (602) 506-1981 · [email protected]FVAP, 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

Kaka is in ZIP code 85321

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of KakaZIP’s residents in Kaka
85321Ajo, AZ100%2%

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 Kaka

Who supplies Kaka’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Kaka water system (EPA ID 090400037). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.1 ppb (Jan 2020–Dec 2022), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Kaka?

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

What internet providers serve Kaka?

Tohono O'Odham Utility Authority (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Kaka?

85321. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

How do I register to vote in Kaka?

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.