Photo: Alessandro Abate from Miami Springs, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Verde Village, AZ: what to set up and who to call
Verde Village has no town government of its own, so Yavapai County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District. Verde Valley Medical Center, 2.7 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Verde Village, 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 Verde Village.
Power comes from APS
APS (Arizona Public Service Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Verde Village. 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 Cordes Lakes Water Company
Cordes Lakes Water Company supplies Verde Village: about 34% of residents live in its service area. Cottonwood Municipal Water Vv6 serves another 20%. Cottonwood Municipal Water Vv2 serves another 15%. Cottonwood Municipal Water Vv3 serves another 6%. About 52% 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 4,257 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 2023–Dec 2025, was 4.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 89% 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. AZ0413023.
8 home internet providers serve Verde Village
100% of 5,017 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimum | Cable | 76% | 940/35 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 41% | 40/3 |
| Sparklight | Cable | 25% | 1,000/50 |
| Bolt Internet | Fixed wireless | 100% | 300/100 |
| Verde Valley Internet | Fixed wireless | 99% | 100/25 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 63% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Verde Village’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Verde Village.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Verde Village is in two districts that split the grades: Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District and Mingus Union High School District.
CSchool 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
Verde Village is unincorporated, so Yavapai 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.
Verde Village spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Verde Village residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Verde Village | ZIP’s residents in Verde Village |
|---|---|---|---|
| 86326 | Cottonwood, AZ | 98% | 48% |
| 86325 | Cornville, AZ | 2% | 4% |
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 Verde Village
Who supplies Verde Village’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Cordes Lakes Water Company (EPA ID AZ0413023). 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 4.1 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Verde Village?
APS (Arizona Public Service Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Verde Village?
Optimum, CenturyLink, Sparklight, Bolt Internet, Verde Valley Internet, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Verde Village?
86326 (98%), 86325 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Verde Village in?
Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District and Mingus Union High School District.
How do I register to vote in Verde Village?
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 Yavapai 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.