Photo: Loco Steve from Bromley , UK · CC BY 2.0Living in Floriston, CA: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2012 is still open for Floriston Water System. Floriston has no town government of its own, so Nevada County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Tahoe-Truckee Unified School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Floriston, 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 Floriston.
Power comes from Liberty Utilities
Liberty Utilities (Liberty Utilities), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Floriston. Its homes paid an average of 27.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $141 a month (its average across California).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Floriston Water System
Floriston Water System supplies almost all of Floriston. It draws ground water influenced by surface water and serves 110 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. 1 older violation is still open, since 2012: a surface water treatment requirement (Surface Water Treatment Rule), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–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. CA2900502.
Which providers serve Floriston
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Floriston, 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.
We don’t have Floriston’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Floriston.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Floriston is in Tahoe-Truckee 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
Floriston is unincorporated, so Nevada County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Floriston is in ZIP code 96111
ZIP codes where Floriston residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Floriston | ZIP’s residents in Floriston |
|---|---|---|---|
| 96111 | Floriston, CA | 100% | 100% |
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 Floriston
Who supplies Floriston’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Floriston Water System (EPA ID CA2900502). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Floriston?
Liberty Utilities (Liberty Utilities), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 27.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Floriston?
96111. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Floriston in?
Tahoe-Truckee Unified School District.
How do I register to vote in Floriston?
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 Nevada 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.