Photo: Brian Basgen · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Sahuarita, AZ: what to set up and who to call
Most mail in Sahuarita goes to 85629 (73% of residents), one of 2 ZIP codes in town. Cox Communications is the only wired internet provider that reaches most of Sahuarita.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Sahuarita, 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 Sahuarita.
Power comes from Tucson Electric Power
Tucson Electric Power (Tucson Electric Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves 76.4% of Sahuarita residents. 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 Sahuarita Water Company
Sahuarita Water Company supplies Sahuarita: about 51% of residents live in its service area. Community Wc of Green Valley serves another 15%. Quail Creek Water Company serves another 12%. Gw Farmers Water Co - Continental serves another 12%. Gw Saguaro Dist Water Co - Las Quintas serves another 7%. It draws ground water and serves 18,178 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 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 0.5 ppb. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. AZ0410312.
7 home internet providers serve Sahuarita
96% of 14,197 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 8% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cox Communications | Cable, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 95% | 2,000/100 |
| CenturyLink | DSL, Fiber | 24% | 140/20 |
| Quantum Fiber | Fiber | 6% | 940/940 |
| Simply Bits | Fixed wireless | 58% | 100/30 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 31% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 11% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Sahuarita depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Sahuarita, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayLook up your day on wasteconnections.com
- RecyclingEvery week
- Bulky itemsCall to book, day by address
Accepted at the curb
- Flattened cardboard boxes
- Paperboard boxes, such as cereal or cracker boxes
- Newspaper
- Magazines
- Office paper
- Mail and envelopes
- Plastic food containers, if empty and clean
- Metal food cans, if empty and clean
From sahuaritaaz.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Sahuarita (77%) is in Sahuarita Unified District; parts are in Continental Elementary District (23%).
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.
Sahuarita spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Sahuarita residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Sahuarita | ZIP’s residents in Sahuarita |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85629 | Sahuarita, AZ | 73% | 83% |
| 85614 | Green Valley, AZ | 27% | 36% |
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 Sahuarita
Who supplies Sahuarita’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Sahuarita Water Company (EPA ID AZ0410312). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Sahuarita?
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 Sahuarita?
Cox Communications, CenturyLink, Quantum Fiber, Simply Bits, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Sahuarita?
85629 (73%), 85614 (27%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Sahuarita in?
Sahuarita Unified District. Parts of the city are in Continental Elementary District.
How do I register to vote in Sahuarita?
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: Sahuarita’s own website (sahuaritaaz.gov), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.