Living in Beatty, NV: what to set up and who to call
Beatty has no town government of its own, so Nye County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Nye County School District. Power in Beatty comes from Valley Electric Assn, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Beatty, 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 Beatty.
Power comes from Valley Electric Assn
Valley Electric Assn (Valley Electric Assn, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Beatty. Its homes paid an average of 15.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $173 a month (its average across Nevada).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Beatty Water and Sanitation District
Beatty Water and Sanitation District supplies Beatty: about 79% of residents live in its service area. About 21% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 1,024 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2017–Dec 2025, was 1.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 60% of similar systems’ latest results.
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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. NV0000009.
3 home internet providers serve Beatty
97% of 429 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 95% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Communications Association | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 97% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Ethos Broadband | Fixed wireless | 88% | 400/80 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 79% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 2 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Beatty.
Beatty Transfer Station
Beatty, NV · run by C&S Waste Solutions
This isn’t Beatty’s own facility. Whether Beatty residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Beatty is in Nye County 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
Beatty is unincorporated, so Nye County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Beatty is in ZIP code 89003
ZIP codes where Beatty residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Beatty | ZIP’s residents in Beatty |
|---|---|---|---|
| 89003 | Beatty, NV | 100% | 98% |
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 Beatty
Who supplies Beatty’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Beatty Water and Sanitation District (EPA ID NV0000009). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.4 ppb (Jan 2017–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Beatty?
Valley Electric Assn (Valley Electric Assn, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 15.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Beatty?
Valley Communications Association, Ethos Broadband, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Beatty?
89003. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Beatty in?
Nye County School District.
How do I register to vote in Beatty?
In Nevada you can register online until 5 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 28 days before). Elections here are run by the Nye County Clerk. Check your registration at nvsos.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.