Living in Clear Creek, CA: what to set up and who to call
Clear Creek has no town government of its own, so Lassen County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Westwood Unified School District. Power in Clear Creek comes from Lassen Municipal Utility District, a municipal utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Clear Creek, 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 Clear Creek.
Power comes from Lassen Municipal Utility District
Lassen Municipal Utility District (Lassen Municipal Utility District), a municipal utility, serves all of Clear Creek.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Clear Creek Csd-Westwood water system
The Clear Creek Csd-Westwood water system supplies almost all of Clear Creek. It draws ground water and serves 400 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 2.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. 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. CA1800512.
3 home internet providers serve Clear Creek
100% of 175 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 91% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zito Media | Cable | 99% | 1,000/25 |
| Frontier | Fiber | 90% | 7,000/7,000 |
| DigitalPath | Fixed wireless | 9% | 400/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Clear Creek’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Clear Creek.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Clear Creek is in Westwood 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
Clear Creek is unincorporated, so Lassen County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Clear Creek is in ZIP code 96137
ZIP codes where Clear Creek residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Clear Creek | ZIP’s residents in Clear Creek |
|---|---|---|---|
| 96137 | Westwood, CA | 100% | 5% |
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 Clear Creek
Who supplies Clear Creek’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Clear Creek Csd-Westwood water system (EPA ID CA1800512). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.9 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Clear Creek?
Lassen Municipal Utility District (Lassen Municipal Utility District), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Clear Creek?
Zito Media, Frontier, DigitalPath (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Clear Creek?
96137. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Clear Creek in?
Westwood Unified School District.
How do I register to vote in Clear Creek?
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 Lassen County Clerk, Registrar of Voters. 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.