Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Elko, NV: what to set up and who to call
All of Elko gets its mail under one ZIP code, 89801. Trains stop in Elko.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Elko, 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 Elko.
Water comes from City of Elko water system
The City of Elko water system supplies almost all of Elko. It draws ground water and serves 23,000 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 2023–Dec 2025, was 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 79% 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. NV0000272.
11 home internet providers serve Elko
100% of 6,719 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Cloud Communications | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 100% | 200/50 |
| Anthem Broadband of Nevada | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 75% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Frontier | DSL, Fiber | 75% | 90/5 |
| Zito Media | Cable, Fiber | 74% | 1,000/1,000 |
| CC Communications Broadband | Fiber | 41% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Hot Spot Broadband | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/50 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Elko
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Elko, from the town’s own site.
City of Elko Landfill
2200 Pinion Road
- Mon7 am–4:30 pm
- Tue7 am–4:30 pm
- Wed7 am–4:30 pm
- Thu7 am–4:30 pm
- Fri7 am–4:30 pm
- Sat7 am–4:30 pm
- Sun7 am–4:30 pm
Pacific Steel & Recycling
9250 East Idaho Street, Elko
Goin' Postal
1910 Idaho Street, Elko
Office Max
1780 Mountain City Highway, Elko
From elkocity.com, cms4files.revize.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. 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.
Elko is in Elko County School District.
C+School 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 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Elko is in ZIP code 89801
ZIP codes where Elko residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Elko | ZIP’s residents in Elko |
|---|---|---|---|
| 89801 | Elko, NV | 100% | 78% |
89802, 89803 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs 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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Elko
Who supplies Elko’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Elko water system (EPA ID NV0000272). 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 3.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
What internet providers serve Elko?
White Cloud Communications, Anthem Broadband of Nevada, Frontier, Zito Media, CC Communications Broadband, Hot Spot Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Elko?
89801. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Elko in?
Elko County School District.
How do I register to vote in Elko?
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 Elko 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.
- Trash: Elko’s own website (elkocity.com, cms4files.revize.com), 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.