Corduroy Creek Bridge · Photo: Clayton B. Fraser · Public domainLiving in Wagon Wheel, AZ: what to set up and who to call
Wagon Wheel has no town government of its own, so Navajo County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Blue Ridge Unified District. Power in Wagon Wheel comes from Navopache Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Wagon Wheel, 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 Wagon Wheel.
Power comes from Navopache Electric Coop
Navopache Electric Coop (Navopache Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Wagon Wheel. Its homes paid an average of 13.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $81 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 Retaw Water Company
Retaw Water Company supplies Wagon Wheel: about 38% of residents live in its service area. Arizona Water Co - Lakeside serves another 38%. About 24% 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 47 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. AZ0409017.
4 home internet providers serve Wagon Wheel
96% of 1,313 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sparklight | Cable | 94% | 1,000/50 |
| Frontier | DSL | 54% | 10/1 |
| Smith Bagley | Fixed wireless | 98% | 100/100 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 8% | 25/6 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 5 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Wagon Wheel.
Pinetop-Lakeside Collection Center
This isn’t Wagon Wheel’s own facility. Whether Wagon Wheel residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Wagon Wheel (84%) is in Blue Ridge Unified District; parts are in Show Low Unified District (16%).
BSchool 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
Wagon Wheel is unincorporated, so Navajo 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.
Wagon Wheel spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Wagon Wheel residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Wagon Wheel | ZIP’s residents in Wagon Wheel |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85929 | Lakeside, AZ | 89% | 20% |
| 85901 | Show Low, AZ | 11% | 1% |
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 Wagon Wheel
Who supplies Wagon Wheel’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Retaw Water Company (EPA ID AZ0409017). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Wagon Wheel?
Navopache Electric Coop (Navopache Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 13.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Wagon Wheel?
Sparklight, Frontier, Smith Bagley, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Wagon Wheel?
85929 (89%), 85901 (11%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Wagon Wheel in?
Blue Ridge Unified District. Parts of the city are in Show Low Unified District.
How do I register to vote in Wagon Wheel?
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 National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.