Photo: Alan Levine from Strawberry, United States · CC BY 2.0Living in Strawberry, AZ: what to set up and who to call
Strawberry has no town government of its own, so Gila County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Pine Strawberry Elementary District. The Pine Strawberry Wid water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 13.0 ppb, was higher than 99% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Strawberry, 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 Strawberry.
Power comes from APS
APS (Arizona Public Service Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Strawberry. 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 Pine Strawberry Wid water system
The Pine Strawberry Wid water system supplies Strawberry: about 63% of residents live in its service area. About 36% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water (EPA lists Strawberry Hollow Dwid and Solitude Trails Dwid as sellers) and serves 8,013 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 13.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 99% 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. AZ0404034.
3 home internet providers serve Strawberry
91% of 1,250 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimum | Cable | 92% | 940/35 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 89% | 40/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 17% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Strawberry’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Strawberry.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Strawberry is in Pine Strawberry Elementary District.
A−School 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
Strawberry 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.
Strawberry is in ZIP code 85544
ZIP codes where Strawberry residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Strawberry | ZIP’s residents in Strawberry |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85544 | Pine, AZ | 100% | 32% |
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 Strawberry
Who supplies Strawberry’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Pine Strawberry Wid water system (EPA ID AZ0404034). 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 13.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Strawberry?
APS (Arizona Public Service Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Strawberry?
Optimum, CenturyLink, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Strawberry?
85544. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Strawberry in?
Pine Strawberry Elementary District.
How do I register to vote in Strawberry?
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.