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The Kingman handbook

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

Most mail in Kingman goes to 86401 (70% of residents), one of 2 ZIP codes in town. Kingman has its own train station.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Kingman, 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 Kingman.

Electricity

Power comes from UNS Electric

UNS Electric (UNS Electric, Inc), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Kingman. Its homes paid an average of 17.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $144 a month (its average across Arizona).

Start or move service: uns.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 Kingman Municipal Water

Kingman Municipal Water supplies almost all of Kingman. It draws ground water and serves 45,000 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 2024–Dec 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 110.0 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. AZ0408020.

Internet

7 home internet providers serve Kingman

99% of 14,215 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 68% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
OptimumCable94%940/35
Allo CommunicationsFiber67%2,300/2,300
FrontierDSL, Fiber59%10/1
Wecom FiberFiber9%3,000/3,000
VerizonFixed wireless26%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless19%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 Kingman’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Kingman.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Kingman kids go to
K–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Lee Williams High SchoolKingman Unified School District

Kingman is in Kingman Unified 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

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Kingman spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of KingmanZIP’s residents in Kingman
86401Kingman, AZ70%83%
86409Kingman, AZ30%34%

86402 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.

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.

Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Kingman

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

Kingman Municipal Water (EPA ID AZ0408020). 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 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Kingman?

UNS Electric (UNS Electric, Inc), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Kingman?

Optimum, Allo Communications, Frontier, Wecom Fiber, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Kingman?

86401 (70%), 86409 (30%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Kingman in?

Kingman Unified School District.

How do I register to vote in Kingman?

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 Mohave 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.