Photo: Eddie Maloney from North Las Vegas, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in St. George, UT: what to set up and who to call
St. George runs its own electric utility, City of St George; its homes paid 11.7¢ per kWh in 2025. St. George has its own drop-off, St. George Reuse Center Compost, on 575 East Brigham Road.
I’m new in town
What to set up in St. George, 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 St. George.
Power comes from City of St George
City of St George (City of St George - (UT)), a municipal utility, serves all of St. George. Its homes paid an average of 11.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $109 a month (its average across Utah).
Start or move service: sgcity.org · (435) 627-4000
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from St George City Water System
St George City Water System supplies almost all of St. George. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Santa Clara City and Winchester Hills Water Co and Washington County Wcd - Sand Hollow and Washington County Wcd - Quail Lake as sellers) and serves 105,240 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 54% 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. UTAH27015.
8 home internet providers serve St. George
100% of 37,721 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 62% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| TDS Telecom | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| InfoWest | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 98% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Quantum Fiber | Fiber | 53% | 3,000/3,000 |
| CenturyLink | DSL, Fiber | 41% | 940/940 |
| Kayenta Technologies | Fixed wireless | 63% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 55% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Curbside recycling in St. George: every other week
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in St. George, from the town’s own site.
St. George Reuse Center Compost
575 East Brigham Road, 84790
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
From sgcityutah.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 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.
St. George is in Washington 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.
St. George spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where St. George residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of St. George | ZIP’s residents in St. George |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84790 | Saint George, UT | 56% | 100% |
| 84770 | Saint George, UT | 44% | 95% |
A few homes fall in 84780. 84771, 84791 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs with no homes.
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 St. George
Who supplies St. George’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
St George City Water System (EPA ID UTAH27015). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.4 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in St. George?
City of St George (City of St George - (UT)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 11.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve St. George?
TDS Telecom, InfoWest, Quantum Fiber, CenturyLink, Kayenta Technologies, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in St. George?
84790 (56%), 84770 (44%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is St. George in?
Washington School District.
How do I register to vote in St. George?
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 Washington County Clerk/Auditor. 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: St. George’s own website (sgcityutah.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.