Confirm water and sewer separately
A city may provide water but not sewer, a county or private utility may serve outside city limits, and a connected sewer system can end at a jurisdiction boundary.
- Review both the water and sewer sections of the ZIP result.
- Check the provider’s official service or billing page.
- Ask the seller, landlord, closing agent, or local utility to confirm the parcel.
- Confirm whether the property uses sewer or septic before opening an account.
Mailing city is not utility jurisdiction
Postal names help deliver mail; they do not establish city limits or utility territory. Annexation, unincorporated areas, and utility agreements can change which authority serves a property.
Information to gather
Providers may request the service address, move-in date, identification, lease or closing documents, and previous-account information. Requirements vary, and MoveIn does not collect these documents.
- Ask for the customer-service and after-hours emergency numbers.
- Confirm whether irrigation or reclaimed-water accounts are separate.
- For a well or septic system, locate maintenance records and qualified local guidance.