Living in Lake Havasu City, AZ: what to set up and who to call
Lake Havasu City spans 3 ZIP codes; 86406 holds the most residents (43%). Lake Havasu Unified District runs the public schools in Lake Havasu City.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lake Havasu City, 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 Lake Havasu City.
Power comes from UNS Electric
UNS Electric (UNS Electric, Inc), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Lake Havasu City. 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.
Water comes from City of Lake Havasu water system
The City of Lake Havasu water system supplies almost all of Lake Havasu City. It draws ground water and serves 54,610 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 3.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 84% 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. AZ0408022.
7 home internet providers serve Lake Havasu City
100% of 34,754 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allo Communications | Fiber | 100% | 2,300/2,300 |
| Optimum | Cable | 95% | 940/35 |
| Frontier | DSL, Fiber | 66% | 10/1 |
| Wirefree | Fixed wireless | 91% | 300/300 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 51% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 32% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Lake Havasu City depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Lake Havasu City, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayFind your street’s day on lhcaz.gov →
- Bulky itemsCall to book
Lake Havasu City Landfill
3251 Chenoweth Rd., Lake Havasu City, AZ 86404
- Mon7 am–3 pm
- Tue7 am–3 pm
- Wed7 am–3 pm
- Thu7 am–3 pm
- Fri7 am–3 pm
The town’s page also lists “Sat 8 am-12 pm noon”, which we couldn’t read as opening hours: check the town’s page for those days.
Accepted at the curb
- Plastic bottles and containers
- Glass jars and bottles
- Aluminum, tin, or steel cans
- Cardboard (flattened)
- Office paper
- File folders
- Magazines
- Catalogs
- Newspaper and inserts
- Junk mail
- Telephone books
From lhcaz.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Lake Havasu City is in Lake Havasu 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.
Lake Havasu City spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Lake Havasu City residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lake Havasu City | ZIP’s residents in Lake Havasu City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 86406 | Lake Havasu City, AZ | 43% | 98% |
| 86403 | Lake Havasu City, AZ | 31% | 100% |
| 86404 | Lake Havasu City, AZ | 26% | 81% |
86405 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
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 Lake Havasu City
Who supplies Lake Havasu City’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Lake Havasu water system (EPA ID AZ0408022). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.1 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Lake Havasu City?
UNS Electric (UNS Electric, Inc), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Lake Havasu City?
Allo Communications, Optimum, Frontier, Wirefree, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lake Havasu City?
86406 (43%), 86403 (31%), 86404 (26%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lake Havasu City in?
Lake Havasu Unified District.
How do I register to vote in Lake Havasu City?
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: Lake Havasu City’s own website (lhcaz.gov), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.