Tonto National Monument Visitor Center · Photo: Jon Roanhaus · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Roosevelt, AZ: what to set up and who to call
Roosevelt has no town government of its own, so Gila County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Miami Unified District. Tonto Basin Water Roosevelt Lake Estates has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 7.5 ppb, was higher than 96% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Roosevelt, 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 Roosevelt.
Power comes from Salt River Project
Salt River Project (Salt River Project), a political subdivision utility, serves all of Roosevelt. Its homes paid an average of 14.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $160 a month (its average across Arizona).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Tonto Basin Water Roosevelt Lake Estates
Tonto Basin Water Roosevelt Lake Estates supplies almost all of Roosevelt. It draws ground water and serves 508 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 7.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 96% 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. AZ0404036.
2 home internet providers serve Roosevelt
0% of 121 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| TDS Telecom | DSL | 15% | 50/10 |
| Kwikbit | Fixed wireless | 73% | 1,000/1,000 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 3 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Roosevelt.
Green Waste Disposal Site 86
· run by USFS
This isn’t Roosevelt’s own facility. Whether Roosevelt residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Roosevelt is in Miami 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Roosevelt is unincorporated, so Gila 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.
Roosevelt is in ZIP code 85545
ZIP codes where Roosevelt residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Roosevelt | ZIP’s residents in Roosevelt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85545 | Roosevelt, AZ | 100% | 5% |
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 Roosevelt
Who supplies Roosevelt’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Tonto Basin Water Roosevelt Lake Estates (EPA ID AZ0404036). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 7.5 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Roosevelt?
Salt River Project (Salt River Project), a political subdivision utility. Its homes paid about 14.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Roosevelt?
TDS Telecom, Kwikbit (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Roosevelt?
85545. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Roosevelt in?
Miami Unified District.
How do I register to vote in Roosevelt?
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 Gila 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.