Living in Mohave Valley, AZ: what to set up and who to call
Mohave Valley has no town government of its own, so Mohave County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Colorado River Union High School District. Power in Mohave Valley comes from Mohave Electric Cooperative, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Mohave Valley, 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 Mohave Valley.
Power comes from Mohave Electric Cooperative
Mohave Electric Cooperative (Mohave Electric Cooperative, Inc.), a cooperative utility, serves all of Mohave Valley. Its homes paid an average of 11.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $103 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 Lagoon Estates Wc Unit 7 water system
The Lagoon Estates Wc Unit 7 water system supplies Mohave Valley: about 31% of residents live in its service area. Lagoon Estates Wc Unit 2 serves another 13%. Epcor - Willow Valley/Lake Cimarron serves another 10%. Epcor - Willow Valley/King Street serves another 6%. About 40% 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 1,578 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 5.6 ppb. That’s higher 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. AZ0408021.
7 home internet providers serve Mohave Valley
96% of 1,546 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 39% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimum | Cable | 75% | 940/35 |
| TWN Communications | Fiber | 41% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Frontier | DSL | 25% | 10/1 |
| Tristate Wi-Fi by Wi-Fiber | Fixed wireless | 99% | 940/940 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 10% | 25/3 |
| FMTV | Fixed wireless | 6% | 50/10 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Mohave Valley’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Mohave Valley.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Mohave Valley is in two districts that split the grades: Colorado River Union High School District and Mohave Valley Elementary District.
BSchool gradeSee 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
Mohave Valley is unincorporated, so Mohave 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.
Mohave Valley is in ZIP code 86440
ZIP codes where Mohave Valley residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Mohave Valley | ZIP’s residents in Mohave Valley |
|---|---|---|---|
| 86440 | Mohave Valley, AZ | 100% | 37% |
86446 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 Mohave Valley
Who supplies Mohave Valley’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Lagoon Estates Wc Unit 7 water system (EPA ID AZ0408021). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.1 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Mohave Valley?
Mohave Electric Cooperative (Mohave Electric Cooperative, Inc.), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 11.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Mohave Valley?
Optimum, TWN Communications, Frontier, Tristate Wi-Fi by Wi-Fiber, AT&T, FMTV (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Mohave Valley?
86440. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Mohave Valley in?
Colorado River Union High School District and Mohave Valley Elementary District.
How do I register to vote in Mohave Valley?
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.