Photo: Americasroof · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Boulder City, NV: what to set up and who to call
Boulder City runs its own electric utility, City of Boulder City; its homes paid 10.7¢ per kWh in 2025. Boulder City Hospital, 8.8 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Boulder City, 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 Boulder City.
Power comes from City of Boulder City
City of Boulder City (City of Boulder City - (NV)), a municipal utility, serves 92.3% of Boulder City residents. Its homes paid an average of 10.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $119 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 Boulder City water system
The Boulder City water system supplies Boulder City: about 95% of residents live in its service area. About 5% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Southern Nevada Water System as seller) and serves 15,000 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 2.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 75% 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. NV0000011.
7 home internet providers serve Boulder City
96% of 6,525 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 74% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cox Communications | Cable, Fiber | 93% | 2,000/100 |
| Quantum Fiber | Fiber | 73% | 8,000/8,000 |
| CenturyLink | DSL, Fiber | 18% | 1,000/1,000 |
| isp.net | Fixed wireless | 100% | 500/200 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 62% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 53% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Boulder City
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Boulder City, from the town’s own site.
Boulder City Landfill Residential Drop-Off Area
2500 Utah Street, Boulder City, NV 89005
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Nevada State Recycle
1816 Industrial Road Unit 4, Las Vegas, NV 89102
From bcnv.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated January 2, 2017. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Boulder City is in Clark County 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 Sep 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Boulder City is in ZIP code 89005
ZIP codes where Boulder City residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Boulder City | ZIP’s residents in Boulder City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 89005 | Boulder City, NV | 100% | 100% |
89006 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 Boulder City
Who supplies Boulder City’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Boulder City water system (EPA ID NV0000011). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.4 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Boulder City?
City of Boulder City (City of Boulder City - (NV)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 10.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Boulder City?
Cox Communications, Quantum Fiber, CenturyLink, isp.net, AT&T, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Boulder City?
89005. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Boulder City in?
Clark County School District.
How do I register to vote in Boulder City?
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 Clark County Registrar of Voters. 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: Boulder City’s own website (bcnv.org), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.