Photo: Marine 69-71 · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in New River, AZ: what to set up and who to call
New River has no town government of its own, so Maricopa County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Deer Valley Unified District. Desert Foothills Library, 8.8 miles away, is the closest library to New River.
I’m new in town
What to set up in New River, 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 New River.
Power comes from APS
APS (Arizona Public Service Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of New River. 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.
Water comes from Desert Hills Water
Desert Hills Water supplies New River: about 30% of residents live in its service area. City of Phoenix serves another 24%. About 39% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Cave Creek Water as seller) and serves 4,220 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. 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. AZ0407026.
8 home internet providers serve New River
50% of 7,678 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 24% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| CenturyLink | DSL, Fiber | 59% | 100/10 |
| Cox Communications | Fiber, Cable | 24% | 2,000/100 |
| AirFiber WISP | Fixed wireless | 100% | 1,000/500 |
| BAM Broadband | Fixed wireless | 66% | 1,000/100 |
| Mojo Broadband | Fixed wireless | 62% | 500/100 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 52% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have New River’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in New River.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
New River is in Deer Valley Unified District.
A−School 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
New River is unincorporated, so Maricopa 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.
New River spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where New River residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of New River | ZIP’s residents in New River |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85086 | Phoenix, AZ | 62% | 25% |
| 85087 | New River, AZ | 36% | 63% |
| 85331 | Cave Creek, AZ | 2% | 1% |
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 New River
Who supplies New River’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Desert Hills Water (EPA ID AZ0407026). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in New River?
APS (Arizona Public Service Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve New River?
CenturyLink, Cox Communications, AirFiber WISP, BAM Broadband, Mojo Broadband, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in New River?
85086 (62%), 85087 (36%), 85331 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is New River in?
Deer Valley Unified District.
How do I register to vote in New River?
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.