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Living in Whiteriver, AZ: what to set up and who to call

An EPA health-based violation from 2026 is still open for the Wmatua Miner Flat water system, which supplies Whiteriver. Whiteriver has no town government of its own, so Navajo County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Whiteriver Unified District.

Whiteriver has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Navajo County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Whiteriver’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Whiteriver, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Whiteriver.

Electricity

Power comes from Navopache Electric Coop

Navopache Electric Coop (Navopache Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Whiteriver. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Wmatua Miner Flat water system

The Wmatua Miner Flat water system supplies Whiteriver: about 90% of residents live in its service area. About 10% 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 15,570 people in all.

11 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule) ×10, a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), the latest beginning Jan 2026. 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people had none. 9 older violations are still open, since 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), per EPA’s records.

Lead, 90th percentile1.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.8 ppb. That’s lower than 59% 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. 090400693.

Internet

Which providers serve Whiteriver

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Whiteriver, 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 & recycling

We don’t have Whiteriver’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Whiteriver.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileWhiteriver has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Whiteriver kids go to
PK–5Whiteriver ElementaryWhiteriver Unified District
6–8Canyon Day Junior High SchoolWhiteriver Unified District
9–12Alchesay High SchoolWhiteriver Unified District

Whiteriver is in Whiteriver Unified District.

C−School gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Whiteriver is unincorporated, so Navajo County is the local government.

Local governmentNavajo CountyWhiteriver is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereNavajo County RecorderElections here are run by Navajo County (county election office). P.O. Box 668, Holbrook, AZ 86025 · (928) 524-4192 · [email protected]FVAP, Sep 2025
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placemy.arizona.voteThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.

ZIP codes & area codes

Whiteriver is in ZIP code 85941

ZIP codes where Whiteriver residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of WhiteriverZIP’s residents in Whiteriver
85941Whiteriver, AZ100%43%
Area code928Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Whiteriver

Who supplies Whiteriver’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Wmatua Miner Flat water system (EPA ID 090400693). It reported 11 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule) ×10, a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Whiteriver?

Navopache Electric Coop (Navopache Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 13.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What ZIP codes are in Whiteriver?

85941. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Whiteriver in?

Whiteriver Unified District.

How do I register to vote in Whiteriver?

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): pending.