Photo: Bernardgeorgeh · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Red Lake, AZ: what to set up and who to call
The City of Williams water system reported 7 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: organic carbon removal (total organic carbon) ×2, a surface water treatment requirement (Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule) ×2, arsenic ×2, a surface water treatment requirement (Surface Water Treatment Rule). 78% of systems its size reported none. Red Lake has no town government of its own, so Coconino County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Williams Unified District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Red Lake, 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 Red Lake.
Power comes from APS
APS (Arizona Public Service Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Red Lake. 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 City of Williams water system
The City of Williams water system supplies Red Lake: 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 surface water and serves 3,145 people in all.
7 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: organic carbon removal (total organic carbon) ×2, a surface water treatment requirement (Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule) ×2, arsenic ×2, a surface water treatment requirement (Surface Water Treatment Rule), the latest beginning Jun 2026. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 8.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 97% 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. AZ0403026.
Which providers serve Red Lake
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Red Lake, 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 Red Lake’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Red Lake.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Red Lake is in Williams 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Red Lake 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.
Red Lake is in ZIP code 86046
ZIP codes where Red Lake residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Red Lake | ZIP’s residents in Red Lake |
|---|---|---|---|
| 86046 | Williams, AZ | 100% | 27% |
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 Red Lake
Who supplies Red Lake’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Williams water system (EPA ID AZ0403026). It reported 7 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: organic carbon removal (total organic carbon) ×2, a surface water treatment requirement (Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule) ×2, arsenic ×2, a surface water treatment requirement (Surface Water Treatment Rule). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 8.6 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Red Lake?
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 Red Lake?
86046. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Red Lake in?
Williams Unified District.
How do I register to vote in Red Lake?
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.
- 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.