Photo: Vidor at en.wikipedia · Public domainLiving in Caliente, NV: what to set up and who to call
Caliente runs its own electric utility, City of Caliente. Lincoln County Telephone System is the only wired internet provider that reaches most of Caliente.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Caliente, 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 Caliente.
Power comes from City of Caliente
City of Caliente (City of Caliente - (NV)), a municipal utility, serves all of Caliente.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Caliente Public Utilities
Caliente Public Utilities supplies Caliente: about 97% of residents live in its service area. About 3% 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 1,100 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 2022–Dec 2024, was 4.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 6.0 ppb. That’s higher than 92% 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. NV0000013.
1 home internet providers serve Caliente
42% of 458 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 27% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln County Telephone System | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 99% | 1,000/1,000 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Caliente’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Caliente.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Caliente is in Lincoln 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.
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.
Caliente is in ZIP code 89008
ZIP codes where Caliente residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Caliente | ZIP’s residents in Caliente |
|---|---|---|---|
| 89008 | Caliente, NV | 100% | 80% |
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 Caliente
Who supplies Caliente’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Caliente Public Utilities (EPA ID NV0000013). 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 4.9 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Caliente?
City of Caliente (City of Caliente - (NV)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Caliente?
Lincoln County Telephone System (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Caliente?
89008. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Caliente in?
Lincoln County School District.
How do I register to vote in Caliente?
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 Lincoln 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.