Cedar City Railroad Depot · Photo: JunesongPRVSN · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Cedar City, UT: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2025 is still open for Cedar City Waterworks. Intermountain Health Cedar City Hospital, 2.1 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Cedar City, 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 Cedar City.
Power comes from Rocky Mountain Power
Rocky Mountain Power (PacifiCorp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Cedar City. 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 Cedar City Waterworks
Cedar City Waterworks supplies Cedar City: 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 ground water influenced by surface water (EPA lists Cedar Valley Water Conservancy as seller) and serves 39,670 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 Mar 2025. 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people had none. 1 older violation is still open, since 2025: a surface water treatment requirement (Surface Water Treatment Rule), per EPA’s records.
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. The highest in five years was 1.9 ppb. 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. UTAH11002.
9 home internet providers serve Cedar City
100% of 11,045 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 95% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| InfoWest | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 100% | 200/40 |
| TDS Telecom | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Sc Broadband | Fiber | 92% | 1,000/1,000 |
| CenturyLink | DSL, Fiber | 45% | 100/10 |
| Quantum Fiber | Fiber | 7% | 2,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 69% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Cedar City
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Cedar City, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check cedarcityut.gov →
From cedarcityut.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2025. 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.
Cedar City is in Iron School 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 Nov 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Mar 13, 2026.
Cedar City spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Cedar City residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Cedar City | ZIP’s residents in Cedar City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84720 | Cedar City, UT | 57% | 85% |
| 84721 | Cedar City, UT | 43% | 56% |
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 Cedar City
Who supplies Cedar City’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Cedar City Waterworks (EPA ID UTAH11002). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Surface Water Treatment Rule). 83% 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 Cedar City?
Rocky Mountain Power (PacifiCorp), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Cedar City?
InfoWest, TDS Telecom, Sc Broadband, CenturyLink, Quantum Fiber, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Cedar City?
84720 (57%), 84721 (43%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Cedar City in?
Iron School District.
How do I register to vote in Cedar City?
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 Iron 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: Cedar City’s own website (cedarcityut.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.