Living in Blairsden, CA: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2024 is still open for Blairsden Water Users Assn. Blairsden has no town government of its own, so Plumas County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Plumas Unified School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Blairsden, 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 Blairsden.
Power comes from Plumas-Sierra Rural Elec Coop
Plumas-Sierra Rural Elec Coop (Plumas-Sierra Rural Elec Coop), a cooperative utility, serves all of Blairsden.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Blairsden Water Users Assn
Blairsden Water Users Assn supplies almost all of Blairsden. It draws ground water and serves 200 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none. 1 older violation is still open, since 2024: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 4.0 ppb. That’s higher than 81% 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. CA3200134.
4 home internet providers serve Blairsden
98% of 35 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 95% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plumas-Sierra Telecommunications | Fiber | 94% | 10,000/10,000 |
| DigitalPath | Fixed wireless | 94% | 10/1 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 91% | 300/20 |
| GeoLinks | Fixed wireless | 3% | 1,000/1,000 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 0 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Blairsden.
Intermountain Disposal Transfer Station
920 Blairsden-Graeagle Road, Graeagle, CA, 96103 · run by Intermountain Disposal
This isn’t Blairsden’s own facility. Whether Blairsden residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Blairsden is in Plumas Unified School District.
Test scores and every school: see Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
No town hall: the county runs things
Blairsden is unincorporated, so Plumas County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Blairsden is in ZIP code 96103
ZIP codes where Blairsden residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Blairsden | ZIP’s residents in Blairsden |
|---|---|---|---|
| 96103 | Blairsden Graeagle, CA | 100% | 2% |
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 Blairsden
Who supplies Blairsden’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Blairsden Water Users Assn (EPA ID CA3200134). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Blairsden?
Plumas-Sierra Rural Elec Coop (Plumas-Sierra Rural Elec Coop), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Blairsden?
Plumas-Sierra Telecommunications, DigitalPath, Verizon, GeoLinks (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Blairsden?
96103. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Blairsden in?
Plumas Unified School District.
How do I register to vote in Blairsden?
In California you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before). Elections here are run by the Plumas County Clerk-Recorder-Elections. Check your registration at voterstatus.sos.ca.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 Nov 18, 2024 (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.