Living in Spaulding, CA: what to set up and who to call
Spaulding 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. Tap water in Spaulding comes from the Spaulding Eagle Lake Mwc water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 23% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Spaulding, 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 Spaulding.
Power comes from Lassen Municipal Utility District
Lassen Municipal Utility District (Lassen Municipal Utility District), a municipal utility, serves all of Spaulding.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Spaulding Eagle Lake Mwc water system
The Spaulding Eagle Lake Mwc water system supplies almost all of Spaulding. It draws ground water and serves 317 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. CA1800534.
Which providers serve Spaulding
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Spaulding, 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.
We don’t have Spaulding’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Spaulding.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Spaulding is in two districts that split the grades: Lassen Union High School District and Susanville 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Spaulding is unincorporated, so Lassen County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Spaulding is in ZIP code 96130
ZIP codes where Spaulding residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Spaulding | ZIP’s residents in Spaulding |
|---|---|---|---|
| 96130 | Susanville, CA | 100% | 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 Spaulding
Who supplies Spaulding’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Spaulding Eagle Lake Mwc water system (EPA ID CA1800534). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Spaulding?
Lassen Municipal Utility District (Lassen Municipal Utility District), a municipal utility.
What ZIP codes are in Spaulding?
96130. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Spaulding in?
Lassen Union High School District and Susanville Elementary School District.
How do I register to vote in Spaulding?
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.
- 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): pending.