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The Parowan handbook

Living in Parowan, UT: what to set up and who to call

Parowan runs its own electric utility, Parowan City Corporation. Parowan City Water System has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 6.7 ppb, was higher than 95% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15).

I’m new in town

What to set up in Parowan, 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 Parowan.

Electricity

Power comes from Parowan City Corporation

Parowan City Corporation (Parowan City Corporation), a municipal utility, serves all of Parowan.

Start or move service: parowan.org · (435) 477-3331

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 Parowan City Water System

Parowan City Water System supplies almost all of Parowan. It draws ground water and serves 3,000 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.

Lead, 90th percentile6.7 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 6.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 95% 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. UTAH11010.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Parowan

98% of 1,532 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 85% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Sc BroadbandFiber, Cable88%1,000/1,000
CenturyLinkDSL64%40/3
InfoWestFixed wireless91%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless78%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless57%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless37%100/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Parowan’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Parowan.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Parowan kids go to
K–6Parowan SchoolIron School District
7–12Parowan HighIron School District

Parowan 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.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Parowan spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of ParowanZIP’s residents in Parowan
84761Parowan, UT95%88%
84760Paragonah, UT5%20%
Area code435Wikidata

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 Parowan

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

Parowan City Water System (EPA ID UTAH11010). 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 6.7 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Parowan?

Parowan City Corporation (Parowan City Corporation), a municipal utility.

What internet providers serve Parowan?

Sc Broadband, CenturyLink, InfoWest, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Parowan?

84761 (95%), 84760 (5%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Parowan in?

Iron School District.

How do I register to vote in Parowan?

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: 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 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.