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The Litchfield handbook

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

Litchfield has no town government of its own, so Lassen County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Lassen Union High School District. Power in Litchfield comes from Lassen Municipal Utility District, a municipal utility rather than a private company.

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

I’m new in town

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

PowerLassen Municipal Utility Districtmunicipal utilityMore →
InternetWhich providers serve LitchfieldData pending · FCC map (D4)
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Litchfield’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolLassen Union High and Shaffer Union Elementary districtsWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code96117Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Litchfield.

Electricity

Power comes from Lassen Municipal Utility District

Lassen Municipal Utility District (Lassen Municipal Utility District), a municipal utility, serves all of Litchfield.

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

Internet

Which providers serve Litchfield

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Litchfield, 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 Litchfield’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Litchfield.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileLitchfield 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.

Litchfield kids go to
K–8Shaffer ElementaryShaffer Union Elementary School District
9–12Lassen Highin Susanville

Litchfield is in two districts that split the grades: Lassen Union High School District and Shaffer Union Elementary 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

Litchfield is unincorporated, so Lassen County is the local government.

Local governmentLassen CountyLitchfield is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereLassen County Clerk, Registrar of VotersElections here are run by Lassen County (county election office). 220 S Lassen St, Ste 5, Susanville, CA 96130-4343 · (530) 251-8217 · [email protected]FVAP, Jul 2019
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 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Litchfield is in ZIP code 96117

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of LitchfieldZIP’s residents in Litchfield
96117Litchfield, CA100%47%

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 roomBanner Lassen Medical Center13.5 miles awayGet a library cardLassen Library District1618 Main St. · (530) 251-8127

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

Questions about living in Litchfield

Who provides electricity in Litchfield?

Lassen Municipal Utility District (Lassen Municipal Utility District), a municipal utility.

What ZIP codes are in Litchfield?

96117. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Litchfield in?

Lassen Union High School District and Shaffer Union Elementary School District.

How do I register to vote in Litchfield?

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 Lassen County Clerk, Registrar of Voters. 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.