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The Lake Davis handbook

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

Lake Davis has no town government of its own, so Plumas County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Plumas Unified School District. Power in Lake Davis comes from Plumas-Sierra Rural Elec Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.

Trash & dumpWhich school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes
Lake Davis 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 Lake Davis’ town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

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

PowerPlumas-Sierra Rural Elec Coopcooperative utilityMore →Internet2 providers74% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNearest public drop-offDelleker Transfer Station, 5 miMore →SchoolPlumas Unified School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code96122Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Lake Davis.

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 Lake Davis.

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

Internet

2 home internet providers serve Lake Davis

74% of 118 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 67% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Plumas-Sierra TelecommunicationsFiber69%10,000/10,000
DigitalPathFixed wireless17%200/20

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 5 miles away

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Lake Davis.

Nearest public drop-off · 4.8 mi from the center of Lake Davis

Delleker Transfer Station

· run by Intermountain Disposal

This isn’t Lake Davis’ own facility. Whether Lake Davis 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.

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

Lake Davis 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

Lake Davis is unincorporated, so Plumas County is the local government.

Local governmentPlumas CountyLake Davis 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

Lake Davis is in ZIP code 96122

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Lake DavisZIP’s residents in Lake Davis
96122Portola, CA100%2%

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 roomEastern Plumas Hospital - Portola Campus3.3 miles awayGet a library cardPlumas County Library445 Jackson St. · (530) 283-6310

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

Questions about living in Lake Davis

Who provides electricity in Lake Davis?

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

What internet providers serve Lake Davis?

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

What ZIP codes are in Lake Davis?

96122. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Lake Davis in?

Plumas Unified School District.

How do I register to vote in Lake Davis?

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.

  • 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.