Photo: Gillfoto · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Tombstone, AZ: what to set up and who to call
In Tombstone, trash day is Wednesday. The City of Tombstone water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a surface water treatment requirement (Surface Water Treatment Rule), beginning Feb 2026.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Tombstone, 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 Tombstone.
Power comes from Sulphur Springs Valley E C
Sulphur Springs Valley E C (Sulphur Springs Valley E C Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Tombstone. Its homes paid an average of 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $107 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 City of Tombstone water system
The City of Tombstone water system supplies Tombstone: about 82% of residents live in its service area. About 18% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 1,545 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Surface Water Treatment Rule), beginning Feb 2026. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. 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. AZ0402033.
Which providers serve Tombstone
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Tombstone, 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 day in Tombstone is Wednesday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Tombstone, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
From cityoftombstoneaz.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 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.
Tombstone is in Tombstone Unified District.
BSchool 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.
Tombstone is in ZIP code 85638
ZIP codes where Tombstone residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Tombstone | ZIP’s residents in Tombstone |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85638 | Tombstone, AZ | 100% | 69% |
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 Tombstone
Who supplies Tombstone’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Tombstone water system (EPA ID AZ0402033). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Surface Water Treatment Rule). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Tombstone?
Sulphur Springs Valley E C (Sulphur Springs Valley E C Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Tombstone?
85638. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Tombstone in?
Tombstone Unified District.
How do I register to vote in Tombstone?
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 Cochise 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: Tombstone’s own website (cityoftombstoneaz.gov), read Oct 22, 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): pending.