Photo: ShakataGaNai · CC BY 3.0Living in Susanville, CA: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in most of Susanville comes from the City of Susanville water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection. Power in Susanville comes from Lassen Municipal Utility District, a municipal utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Susanville, 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 Susanville.
Power comes from Lassen Municipal Utility District
Lassen Municipal Utility District (Lassen Municipal Utility District), a municipal utility, serves all of Susanville.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Susanville water system
The City of Susanville water system supplies Susanville: about 54% of residents live in its service area. Cdcr-High Desert State Prison serves another 45%. It draws ground water and serves 7,811 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, 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. CA1810001.
6 home internet providers serve Susanville
85% of 3,596 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 58% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zito Media | Fiber, Cable | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 82% | 2,000/2,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 55% | 100/20 |
| DigitalPath | Fixed wireless | 75% | 200/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 69% | 300/20 |
| Plumas-Sierra Telecommunications | Fixed wireless | 12% | 50/10 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Susanville’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Susanville.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Susanville is in two districts that split the grades: Lassen Union High School District and Susanville Elementary School District.
CSchool gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Susanville is in ZIP code 96130
ZIP codes where Susanville residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Susanville | ZIP’s residents in Susanville |
|---|---|---|---|
| 96130 | Susanville, CA | 100% | 76% |
96127 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
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 Susanville
Who supplies Susanville’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Susanville water system (EPA ID CA1810001). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Susanville?
Lassen Municipal Utility District (Lassen Municipal Utility District), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Susanville?
Zito Media, Frontier, AT&T, DigitalPath, Verizon, Plumas-Sierra Telecommunications (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Susanville?
96130. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Susanville in?
Lassen Union High School District and Susanville Elementary School District. Parts of the city are in Shaffer Union Elementary School District and Richmond Elementary School District.
How do I register to vote in Susanville?
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 National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.