Photo: Kaibab National Forest · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Parks, AZ: what to set up and who to call
Parks has no town government of its own, so Coconino County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Maine Consolidated School District. The nearest emergency room is Flagstaff Medical Center, 18.9 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Parks, 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 Parks.
Power comes from APS
APS (Arizona Public Service Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Parks. 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.
Which providers serve Parks
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Parks, 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.
We don’t have Parks’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Parks.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Parks (91%) is in Maine Consolidated School District; parts are in Williams Unified District (9%).
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
Parks is unincorporated, so Coconino 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.
Parks spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Parks residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Parks | ZIP’s residents in Parks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 86018 | Parks, AZ | 81% | 100% |
| 86046 | Williams, AZ | 19% | 4% |
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 Parks
Who provides electricity in Parks?
APS (Arizona Public Service Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Parks?
86018 (81%), 86046 (19%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Parks in?
Maine Consolidated School District. Parts of the city are in Williams Unified District.
How do I register to vote in Parks?
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 Coconino County Recorder. Check your registration at my.arizona.vote.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- 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.