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ZIP Code 85541 Water Quality
Arizona · 26,233 people served · 25 water systems
F
FailingZIP code 85541 is in Arizona and is a small city from a drinking-water-service perspective, with 26,233 people served by 25 EPA-registered public water systems. It overlaps with 2 communities including STAR VALLEY, PAYSON.
Within ZIP code 85541, the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) records 77 health-based violations during the past five years across 25 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 85541
Water Systems Serving 85541
W RANCH RESORT
PWSID: AZ0404104
200 served
BONITA CREEK WATER COMPANY
PWSID: AZ0404024
65 served
RIM TRAIL DWID
PWSID: AZ0404035
200 served
ARROYO WATER COMPANY
PWSID: AZ0404083
150 served
BEAVER VALLEY WATER COMPANY
PWSID: AZ0404004
150 served
JAKES CORNER WATER SYSTEM
PWSID: AZ0404029
35 served
TOWN OF STAR VALLEY WATER DEPARTMENT
PWSID: AZ0404037
1,157 served
PAYSON WATER - DEER CREEK
PWSID: AZ0404064
308 served
GISELA
PWSID: AZ0404346
508 served
TONTO BASIN WATER - CACTUS FOREST
PWSID: AZ0411052
613 served
PAYSON WATER - MEADS RANCH
PWSID: AZ0404015
172 served
LAKE ROOSEVELT GARDENS EAST
PWSID: AZ0404022
121 served
PAYSON WATER - EAST VERDE ESTATES
PWSID: AZ0404026
375 served
PAYSON WATER - FLOWING SPRINGS
PWSID: AZ0404027
86 served
GERONIMO ESTATES
PWSID: AZ0404028
212 served
PAYSON WATER - MESA DE CABALLO
PWSID: AZ0404030
976 served
TONTO BASIN WATER ROOSEVELT LAKE ESTATES
PWSID: AZ0404036
508 served
PAYSON WATER - WHISPERING PINES
PWSID: AZ0404039
403 served
TONTO BASIN WATER - LR GARDENS WEST
PWSID: AZ0404047
1,172 served
NAVAJO WATER - LAGUNA ESTATES
PWSID: AZ0409000
89 served
NAVAJO WATER - SUMMER PINES
PWSID: AZ0409030
580 served
NAVAJO WATER - CHAPARRAL PINES
PWSID: AZ0409039
198 served
NORTH BAY ESTATES
PWSID: AZ0404049
156 served
VERDE GLEN DWID
PWSID: AZ0404040
117 served
PAYSON TOWN OF
PWSID: AZ0404032
17,682 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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