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

Goodyears Bar has no town government of its own, so Sierra County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified School District. The ER is a drive from Goodyears Bar: the closest is Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital, 23.8 miles away.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes
Goodyears Bar has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Sierra County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Goodyears Bar’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

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

PowerPG&Einvestor-owned utility · 37.5¢/kWhMore →
InternetWhich providers serve Goodyears BarData pending · FCC map (D4)
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Goodyears Bar’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolSierra-Plumas Joint Unified School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes95944, 95936Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Goodyears Bar.

Electricity

Power comes from PG&E

PG&E (Pacific Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Goodyears Bar. Its homes paid an average of 37.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $174 a month (its average across California, for customers on its standard service). California lets you buy power from another supplier; 66% of PG&E’s home customers do, and PG&E still delivers it.

Start or move service: pgecorp.com

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

Internet

Which providers serve Goodyears Bar

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Goodyears Bar, 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.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Goodyears Bar’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Goodyears Bar.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileGoodyears Bar has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Goodyears Bar kids go to
K–62 schoolsDepends on your address
7–122 schoolsDepends on your address

Goodyears Bar is in Sierra-Plumas Joint 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

Goodyears Bar is unincorporated, so Sierra County is the local government.

Local governmentSierra CountyGoodyears Bar is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereSierra County Clerk-ElectionsElections here are run by Sierra County (county election office). 100 Courthouse Square, Room 11, P.O. Drawer D, Downieville, CA 95936-0398 · (530) 289-3295 · [email protected]FVAP, Jul 2021
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 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Goodyears Bar spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Goodyears BarZIP’s residents in Goodyears Bar
95944Goodyears Bar, CA65%100%
95936Downieville, CA35%7%

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.

Nearest emergency roomSierra Nevada Memorial Hospital23.8 miles awayGet a library cardMadelyn Helling County Library980 Helling Way · (530) 265-7050

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Goodyears Bar

Who provides electricity in Goodyears Bar?

PG&E (Pacific Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 37.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What ZIP codes are in Goodyears Bar?

95944 (65%), 95936 (35%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Goodyears Bar in?

Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified School District.

How do I register to vote in Goodyears Bar?

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 Sierra 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.

  • 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.