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Living in Clio, CA: what to set up and who to call

An EPA health-based violation from 2024 is still open for Clio Public Utility District. Clio has no town government of its own, so Plumas County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Plumas Unified School District.

Clio has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Plumas County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Clio’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Clio, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Clio.

Electricity

Power comes from Plumas-Sierra Rural Elec Coop

Plumas-Sierra Rural Elec Coop (Plumas-Sierra Rural Elec Coop), a cooperative utility, serves all of Clio.

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Clio Public Utility District

Clio Public Utility District supplies Clio: about 91% of residents live in its service area. About 9% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 79 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. 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 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.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.

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. CA3200509.

Internet

3 home internet providers serve Clio

56% of 61 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 54% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Plumas-Sierra TelecommunicationsFiber, Fixed wireless82%10,000/10,000
DigitalPathFixed wireless97%10/1
VerizonFixed wireless21%300/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

The nearest public drop-off is 3 miles away

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Clio.

Nearest public drop-off · 2.7 mi from the center of Clio

Intermountain Disposal Transfer Station

920 Blairsden-Graeagle Road, Graeagle, CA, 96103 · run by Intermountain Disposal

This isn’t Clio’s own facility. Whether Clio residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.

OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Clio kids go to
K–64 schoolsDepends on your address
7–124 schoolsDepends on your address

Clio 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.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Clio is unincorporated, so Plumas County is the local government.

Local governmentPlumas CountyClio is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections herePlumas County Clerk-Recorder-ElectionsElections here are run by Plumas County (county election office). 520 Main St, Rm 102, Quincy, CA 95971-9366 · (530) 283-6256 · [email protected]FVAP, Jul 2025
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placevoterstatus.sos.ca.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Clio spans 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Clio residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of ClioZIP’s residents in Clio
96106Clio, CA96%14%
96122Portola, CA4%0%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Clio

Who supplies Clio’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Clio Public Utility District (EPA ID CA3200509). 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). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Clio?

Plumas-Sierra Rural Elec Coop (Plumas-Sierra Rural Elec Coop), a cooperative utility.

What internet providers serve Clio?

Plumas-Sierra Telecommunications, DigitalPath, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Clio?

96106 (96%), 96122 (4%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Clio in?

Plumas Unified School District.

How do I register to vote in Clio?

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.