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

Ruth has no town government of its own, so Trinity County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Southern Trinity Joint Unified School District. Power in Ruth comes from Trinity Public Utilities Dist, a political subdivision utility rather than a private company.

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

I’m new in town

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

PowerTrinity Public Utilities Distpolitical subdivision utilityMore →
InternetWhich providers serve RuthData pending · FCC map (D4)
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Ruth’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolSouthern Trinity Joint Unified School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code95552Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

Power comes from Trinity Public Utilities Dist

Trinity Public Utilities Dist (Trinity Public Utilities Dist), a political subdivision utility, serves all of Ruth.

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

Internet

Which providers serve Ruth

Data pending · D4

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

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Ruth.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileRuth 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.

Ruth kids go to
K–82 schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Southern Trinity Highin Mad River

Ruth is in Southern Trinity 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

Ruth is unincorporated, so Trinity County is the local government.

Local governmentTrinity CountyRuth is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereTrinity County Clerk - ElectionsElections here are run by Trinity County (county election office). P.O. Box 1215, Weaverville, CA 96093-1215 · (530) 623-1220 · [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

Ruth is in ZIP code 95552

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of RuthZIP’s residents in Ruth
95552Mad River, CA100%46%

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 roomJerold Phelps Community Hospital26.9 miles awayGet a library cardTrinity County Free Library351 Main St. · (530) 623-1373

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

Questions about living in Ruth

Who provides electricity in Ruth?

Trinity Public Utilities Dist (Trinity Public Utilities Dist), a political subdivision utility.

What ZIP codes are in Ruth?

95552. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Ruth in?

Southern Trinity Joint Unified School District.

How do I register to vote in Ruth?

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 Trinity 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.