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ZIP Code 86326 Water Quality
Arizona · 23,400 people served · 9 water systems
F
FailingZIP code 86326 is in Arizona and is a small city from a drinking-water-service perspective, with 23,400 people served by 9 EPA-registered public water systems. It corresponds to COTTONWOOD.
Within ZIP code 86326, the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) records 11 health-based violations during the past five years across 9 water systems serving this postal area. The grade of F reflects the aggregate compliance pattern, not the current daily water quality.
Last updated: 2026-05-18 · Source: EPA SDWIS
ZIP Code Location
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Cities in ZIP 86326
Water Systems Serving 86326
VERDE VALLEY MANOR
PWSID: AZ0413127
275 served
COTTONWOOD MUNICIPAL WATER VSF1
PWSID: AZ0413164
2,194 served
ON THE GREENS
PWSID: AZ0413268
173 served
RIO VERDE RV PARK
PWSID: AZ0413425
90 served
COTTONWOOD MUNICIPAL WATER VV6
PWSID: AZ0413106
4,509 served
COTTONWOOD MUNICIPAL WATER VV3
PWSID: AZ0413105
1,458 served
COTTONWOOD MUNICIPAL WATER CW1
PWSID: AZ0413025
11,023 served
COTTONWOOD MUNICIPAL WATER VV2
PWSID: AZ0413104
2,893 served
COTTONWOOD MUNICIPAL WATER VV 1
PWSID: AZ0413060
785 served
About ZIP-code water data
Postal-code level water quality data is built up from the underlying water systems — multiple ZIPs may share a single utility, and a single ZIP can span multiple utilities. For property-level information, contact the specific utility serving your address. EPA data on this page was last refreshed on 2026-05-18.
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