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The Oak Springs handbook

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

Oak Springs has no town government of its own, so Apache County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Window Rock Unified District. Power in Oak Springs comes from Navajo Tribal Utility Authority, a state utility rather than a private company.

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

I’m new in town

What to set up in Oak Springs, 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 Oak Springs.

Electricity

Power comes from Navajo Tribal Utility Authority

Navajo Tribal Utility Authority (Navajo Tribal Utility Authority), a state utility, serves all of Oak Springs. Its homes paid an average of 16.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $81 a month (its average across Arizona).

Start or move service: ntua.com · (800) 528-5011

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 Oak Springs Ntua (South of Hunters Point) water system

The Oak Springs Ntua (South of Hunters Point) water system supplies Oak Springs: 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 390 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 percentile1.9 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 69% 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. NN0403015.

Internet

Which providers serve Oak Springs

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Oak Springs, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.

Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Oak Springs’ trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Oak Springs.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOak Springs has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Oak Springs kids go to
K–62 schoolsDepends on your address
7–8Tsehootsooi Middle Schoolin Fort Defiance
9–12Window Rock High Schoolin Fort Defiance

Oak Springs is in Window Rock Unified District.

Test scores and every school: see Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Oak Springs is unincorporated, so Apache County is the local government.

Local governmentApache CountyOak Springs is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereApache County RecorderElections here are run by Apache County (county election office). P.O. Box 425, St. Johns, AZ 85936 · (928) 337-7516FVAP, 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

Oak Springs is in ZIP code 86511

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Oak SpringsZIP’s residents in Oak Springs
86511Saint Michaels, 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 Oak Springs

Who supplies Oak Springs’ drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Oak Springs Ntua (South of Hunters Point) water system (EPA ID NN0403015). 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 1.9 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Oak Springs?

Navajo Tribal Utility Authority (Navajo Tribal Utility Authority), a state utility. Its homes paid about 16.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What ZIP codes are in Oak Springs?

86511. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Oak Springs in?

Window Rock Unified District.

How do I register to vote in Oak Springs?

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 Apache 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): pending.