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The Wautec handbook

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

Wautec has no town government of its own, so Humboldt County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Klamath-Trinity Joint Unified School District. For an emergency, Mad River Community Hospital is the closest ER, 33.8 miles away.

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

I’m new in town

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

PowerPG&Einvestor-owned utility · 37.5¢/kWhMore →
InternetWhich providers serve WautecData pending · FCC map (D4)
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Wautec’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolKlamath-Trinity Joint Unified School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code95546Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

Power comes from PG&E

PG&E (Pacific Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Wautec. Its homes paid an average of 37.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $174 a month (its average across California, for customers on its standard service). California lets you buy power from another supplier; 66% of PG&E’s home customers do, and PG&E still delivers it.

Start or move service: pgecorp.com

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

Internet

Which providers serve Wautec

Data pending · D4

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

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Wautec.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileWautec 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.

Wautec kids go to
K–8Jack Norton ElementaryKlamath-Trinity Joint Unified School District
9–12Hoopa Valley Highin Hoopa

Wautec is in Klamath-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

Wautec is unincorporated, so Humboldt County is the local government.

Local governmentHumboldt CountyWautec is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereHumboldt County Office of ElectionsElections here are run by Humboldt County (county election office). 2426 6th Street, Eureka, CA 95501-0788 · (707) 445-7481 · [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

Wautec is in ZIP code 95546

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of WautecZIP’s residents in Wautec
95546Hoopa, CA100%1%

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 roomMad River Community Hospital33.8 miles awayGet a library cardHumboldt County LibraryNearest branch: Kim Yerton Memorial Library, Loop Road · (530) 625-5082

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

Questions about living in Wautec

Who provides electricity in Wautec?

PG&E (Pacific Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 37.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What ZIP codes are in Wautec?

95546. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Wautec in?

Klamath-Trinity Joint Unified School District.

How do I register to vote in Wautec?

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 Humboldt County Office of 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.