Photo: Jean-Christophe BENOIST · CC BY 3.0Living in Panguitch, UT: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in Panguitch comes from Panguitch City Water System, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 0.7 ppb. Power in Panguitch comes from Garkane Energy Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Panguitch, 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 Panguitch.
Power comes from Garkane Energy Coop
Garkane Energy Coop (Garkane Energy Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves 65.7% of Panguitch residents. Its homes paid an average of 11.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $102 a month (its average across Utah).
Start or move service: garkaneenergy.com · (888) 644-5026
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Panguitch City Water System
Panguitch City Water System supplies almost all of Panguitch. It draws ground water and serves 1,800 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 0.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.4 ppb. That’s lower than 56% 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. UTAH09007.
3 home internet providers serve Panguitch
96% of 902 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 94% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Central Communications | Fiber | 94% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 87% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 69% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Panguitch
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Panguitch, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check panguitchutah.gov →
From panguitchutah.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026. 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.
Panguitch is in Garfield 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.
Panguitch is in ZIP code 84759
ZIP codes where Panguitch residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Panguitch | ZIP’s residents in Panguitch |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84759 | Panguitch, UT | 100% | 84% |
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 Panguitch
Who supplies Panguitch’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Panguitch City Water System (EPA ID UTAH09007). 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 0.7 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Panguitch?
Garkane Energy Coop (Garkane Energy Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 11.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Panguitch?
South Central Communications, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Panguitch?
84759. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Panguitch in?
Garfield School District.
How do I register to vote in Panguitch?
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 Garfield County Auditor/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: Panguitch’s own website (panguitchutah.gov), read Oct 23, 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.