Living in Fort Dick, CA: what to set up and who to call
Fort Dick has no town government of its own, so Del Norte County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Del Norte County Unified School District. The nearest emergency room is Curry General Hospital, 39.6 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Fort Dick, 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 Fort Dick.
Power comes from Pacific Power
Pacific Power (PacifiCorp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Fort Dick. Its homes paid an average of 24.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $200 a month (its average across California).
Start or move service: pacificorp.com · (888) 221-7070
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Crescent City water system
The City of Crescent City water system supplies Fort Dick: about 63% of residents live in its service area. About 37% 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 17,262 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 82% 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. CA0810001.
4 home internet providers serve Fort Dick
98% of 379 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable | 97% | 1,000/35 |
| Frontier | DSL | 58% | 10/1 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 73% | 25/6 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 71% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Fort Dick’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Fort Dick.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Fort Dick is in Del Norte County Unified School District.
C+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
Fort Dick is unincorporated, so Del Norte County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Fort Dick spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Fort Dick residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Fort Dick | ZIP’s residents in Fort Dick |
|---|---|---|---|
| 95538 | Fort Dick, CA | 70% | 100% |
| 95531 | Crescent City, CA | 30% | 1% |
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 Fort Dick
Who supplies Fort Dick’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Crescent City water system (EPA ID CA0810001). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Fort Dick?
Pacific Power (PacifiCorp), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 24.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Fort Dick?
Spectrum, Frontier, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Fort Dick?
95538 (70%), 95531 (30%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Fort Dick in?
Del Norte County Unified School District.
How do I register to vote in Fort Dick?
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 Del Norte 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.