Pinal Ranger Station · Photo: National Park Service · Public domainLiving in Six Shooter Canyon, AZ: what to set up and who to call
Six Shooter Canyon has no town government of its own, so Gila County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Globe Unified District. Most of Six Shooter Canyon has one wired internet choice: Sparklight.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Six Shooter Canyon, 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 Six Shooter Canyon.
Power comes from USBIA-San Carlos Project
USBIA-San Carlos Project (USBIA-San Carlos Project), a federal utility, serves all of Six Shooter Canyon. Its homes paid an average of 16.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $142 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 Mountain Gate Estates MHP
Mountain Gate Estates MHP supplies Six Shooter Canyon: about 47% of residents live in its service area. Canyon Water Improvement District serves another 41%. About 12% 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 400 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 2.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.5 ppb. That’s higher than 75% 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. AZ0404314.
4 home internet providers serve Six Shooter Canyon
99% of 427 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sparklight | Cable | 99% | 1,000/50 |
| CopperNet Systems | Fixed wireless | 97% | 400/100 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 70% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 45% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Six Shooter Canyon’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Six Shooter Canyon.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Six Shooter Canyon is in Globe 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
Six Shooter Canyon 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.
Six Shooter Canyon is in ZIP code 85501
ZIP codes where Six Shooter Canyon residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Six Shooter Canyon | ZIP’s residents in Six Shooter Canyon |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85501 | Globe, AZ | 100% | 8% |
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 Six Shooter Canyon
Who supplies Six Shooter Canyon’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Mountain Gate Estates MHP (EPA ID AZ0404314). 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 2.2 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Six Shooter Canyon?
USBIA-San Carlos Project (USBIA-San Carlos Project), a federal utility. Its homes paid about 16.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Six Shooter Canyon?
Sparklight, CopperNet Systems, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Six Shooter Canyon?
85501. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Six Shooter Canyon in?
Globe Unified District.
How do I register to vote in Six Shooter Canyon?
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.