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The Shumway handbook

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

Shumway has no town government of its own, so Navajo County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Snowflake Unified District. Tap water in most of Shumway comes from the Town of Taylor water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection.

Shumway 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 Shumway’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Shumway, 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 Shumway.

Electricity

Power comes from APS

APS (Arizona Public Service Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Shumway. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Town of Taylor water system

The Town of Taylor water system supplies Shumway: about 66% of residents live in its service area. Canyon Vista Estates serves another 7%. About 27% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 4,190 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

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 1.3 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. AZ0409031.

Internet

Which providers serve Shumway

Data pending · D4

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

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Shumway.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileShumway 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.

Shumway kids go to
K–33 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–9Snowflake Junior High Schoolin Snowflake
10–12Snowflake High Schoolin Snowflake

Shumway is in Snowflake 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.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

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

Local governmentNavajo CountyShumway 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

Shumway spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of ShumwayZIP’s residents in Shumway
85939Taylor, AZ58%5%
85901Show Low, AZ42%1%

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. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Shumway

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

The Town of Taylor water system (EPA ID AZ0409031). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% 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 Shumway?

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 Shumway?

85939 (58%), 85901 (42%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Shumway in?

Snowflake Unified District.

How do I register to vote in Shumway?

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.