Photo: The original uploader was Danman083 at English Wikipedia. · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Oro Valley, AZ: what to set up and who to call
The closest public drop-off to Oro Valley is Pima County Catalina Transfer Station, 4 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it. Oro Valley Branch Library, at 1305 W Naranja Dr, is the library in town.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Oro 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 Oro Valley.
Power comes from Tucson Electric Power
Tucson Electric Power (Tucson Electric Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Oro Valley. Its homes paid an average of 14.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $117 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 Oro Valley Water Utility
Oro Valley Water Utility supplies Oro Valley: about 91% of residents live in its service area. City of Tucson serves another 6%. It draws ground water (EPA lists Metropolitan Dwid and City of Tucson as sellers) and serves 42,316 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.1 ppb. That’s lower than 59% 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. AZ0410164.
10 home internet providers serve Oro Valley
99% of 20,983 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 11% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 1,200/35 |
| CenturyLink | DSL, Fiber | 71% | 100/10 |
| Quantum Fiber | Fiber | 7% | 2,000/1,000 |
| Wyyerd Connect | Fiber | 3% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Simply Bits | Fixed wireless | 81% | 100/30 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 68% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 4 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Oro Valley.
Pima County Catalina Transfer Station
This isn’t Oro Valley’s own facility. Whether Oro Valley residents may use it is the town’s rule: check orovalleyaz.gov.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Oro Valley is in Amphitheater 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.
Oro Valley spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Oro Valley residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Oro Valley | ZIP’s residents in Oro Valley |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85737 | Tucson, AZ | 47% | 100% |
| 85755 | Tucson, AZ | 37% | 95% |
| 85704 | Tucson, AZ | 13% | 18% |
| 85742 | Tucson, AZ | 2% | 3% |
A few homes fall in 85739, 85619.
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 Oro Valley
Who supplies Oro Valley’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Oro Valley Water Utility (EPA ID AZ0410164). 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 1.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Oro Valley?
Tucson Electric Power (Tucson Electric Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Oro Valley?
Xfinity, CenturyLink, Quantum Fiber, Wyyerd Connect, Simply Bits, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Oro Valley?
85737 (47%), 85755 (37%), 85704 (13%), 85742 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Oro Valley in?
Amphitheater Unified District.
How do I register to vote in Oro 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 Pima 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.