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The Pinon handbook

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

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

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

I’m new in town

What to set up in Pinon, 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 Pinon.

Electricity

Power comes from Navajo Tribal Utility Authority

Navajo Tribal Utility Authority (Navajo Tribal Utility Authority), a state utility, serves all of Pinon. 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 Pinon Community Dormitory School Bia water system

The Pinon Community Dormitory School Bia water system supplies Pinon: 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 buys treated ground water (EPA lists Pinon-District 4 Ntua as seller) and serves 500 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 percentile0.5 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 0.6 ppb. That’s lower than 56% 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. NN0435010.

Internet

Which providers serve Pinon

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Pinon, 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 Pinon’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Pinon.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on filePinon 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.

Pinon kids go to
PK–5Pinon Elementary SchoolPinon Unified District
6–8Pinon Accelerated Middle SchoolPinon Unified District
9–12Pinon High SchoolPinon Unified District

Pinon is in Pinon Unified District.

CSchool gradeSee 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

Pinon is unincorporated, so Navajo County is the local government.

Local governmentNavajo CountyPinon is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereNavajo County RecorderElections here are run by Navajo County (county election office). P.O. Box 668, Holbrook, AZ 86025 · (928) 524-4192 · [email protected]FVAP, 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

Pinon is in ZIP code 86510

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of PinonZIP’s residents in Pinon
86510Pinon, AZ100%23%
Area code928Wikidata

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.

Questions about living in Pinon

Who supplies Pinon’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Pinon Community Dormitory School Bia water system (EPA ID NN0435010). 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 0.5 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Pinon?

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 Pinon?

86510. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Pinon in?

Pinon Unified District.

How do I register to vote in Pinon?

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 Navajo 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.