Living in Douglas City, CA: what to set up and who to call
Douglas City has no town government of its own, so Trinity County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Trinity Alps Unified School District (9-12). The Weaverville C.s.d. water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a surface water treatment requirement (Surface Water Treatment Rule), beginning Dec 2025.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Douglas City, 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 Douglas City.
Power comes from Trinity Public Utilities Dist
Trinity Public Utilities Dist (Trinity Public Utilities Dist), a political subdivision utility, serves all of Douglas City.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Weaverville C.s.d. water system
The Weaverville C.s.d. water system supplies Douglas City: about 23% of residents live in its service area. About 77% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 3,975 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Surface Water Treatment Rule), beginning Dec 2025. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 1.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 11.7 ppb. That’s higher than 54% 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. CA5310001.
Which providers serve Douglas City
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Douglas City, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
The nearest public drop-off is 5 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Douglas City.
Trinity Recycling Center
1600 Davis Road, CA
This isn’t Douglas City’s own facility. Whether Douglas City 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.
Most of Douglas City (49%) is in Trinity Alps Unified School District (9-12); parts are in Douglas City Elementary School District (44%) and Lewiston Elementary School District (5%).
A+School gradeSee 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
Douglas City is unincorporated, so Trinity 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.
Douglas City spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Douglas City residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Douglas City | ZIP’s residents in Douglas City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 96024 | Douglas City, CA | 89% | 90% |
| 96093 | Weaverville, CA | 11% | 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 Douglas City
Who supplies Douglas City’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Weaverville C.s.d. water system (EPA ID CA5310001). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Surface Water Treatment Rule). 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.2 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Douglas City?
Trinity Public Utilities Dist (Trinity Public Utilities Dist), a political subdivision utility.
What ZIP codes are in Douglas City?
96024 (89%), 96093 (11%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Douglas City in?
Trinity Alps Unified School District (9-12). Parts of the city are in Douglas City Elementary School District and Lewiston Elementary School District.
How do I register to vote in Douglas City?
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 Trinity County Clerk - 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): pending.