Photo: Tricia Simpson · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in American Fork, UT: what to set up and who to call
The closest public drop-off to American Fork is North Pointe Solid Waste Special Service District Transfer Station, 4 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it. Trains stop in American Fork.
I’m new in town
What to set up in American Fork, 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 American Fork.
Power comes from Rocky Mountain Power
Rocky Mountain Power (PacifiCorp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of American Fork. Its homes paid an average of 13.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $101 a month (its average across Utah).
Start or move service: pacificorp.com · (888) 221-7070
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from American Fork City water system
The American Fork City water system supplies almost all of American Fork. It draws ground water and serves 39,045 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 3.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 86% 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. UTAH25008.
10 home internet providers serve American Fork
100% of 10,840 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 30% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 98% | 2,000/250 |
| Rise Broadband | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 91% | 25/5 |
| CentraCom | DSL, Fiber | 61% | 2,000/2,000 |
| CenturyLink | DSL, Fiber | 41% | 140/20 |
| Quantum Fiber | Fiber | 16% | 2,000/1,000 |
| SenaWave | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 11% | 30/15 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in American Fork depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in American Fork, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayLook up your day on americanfork.gov
- RecyclingEvery other weekCheck which week on americanfork.gov →
Accepted at the curb
- Corrugated cardboard (break down boxes)
- Paper
- Aluminum and steel
- Plastics #1-7
- Rinsed plastic soda and water bottles and milk jugs
- Aluminum cans
- Newspapers
- Magazines
- Junk mail
- Rinsed tin cans
- Brown paper bags
- Paperboard (like cereal boxes, toilet paper tubes, shoe boxes and phone books)
From americanfork.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026, 2026-09-27. 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.
American Fork is in Alpine School District.
B+School 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 Nov 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Mar 13, 2026.
American Fork is in ZIP code 84003
ZIP codes where American Fork residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of American Fork | ZIP’s residents in American Fork |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84003 | American Fork, UT | 100% | 63% |
A few homes fall in 84062.
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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in American Fork
Who supplies American Fork’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The American Fork City water system (EPA ID UTAH25008). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.7 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in American Fork?
Rocky Mountain Power (PacifiCorp), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve American Fork?
Xfinity, Rise Broadband, CentraCom, CenturyLink, Quantum Fiber, SenaWave (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in American Fork?
84003. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is American Fork in?
Alpine School District.
How do I register to vote in American Fork?
In Utah you can register online until 11 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (received 11 days before). Elections here are run by the Utah County Clerk. Check your registration at votesearch.utah.gov.
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: American Fork’s own website (americanfork.gov), read Oct 21, 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 Mar 13, 2026 (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.