Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Ely, NV: what to set up and who to call
Power in Ely comes from Mt Wheeler Power, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Only 51% of addresses in Ely can get a wired internet connection, by the FCC’s map.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Ely, 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 Ely.
Power comes from Mt Wheeler Power
Mt Wheeler Power (Mt Wheeler Power, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Ely. Its homes paid an average of 9.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $121 a month (its average across Nevada).
Start or move service: www.mwpower.net · (775) 289-8981
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Ely Municipal Water Department
Ely Municipal Water Department supplies almost all of Ely. It draws ground water and serves 5,000 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.0 ppb. That’s higher than 61% 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. NV0000038.
5 home internet providers serve Ely
20% of 2,002 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 57% | 10/1 |
| Ethos Broadband | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 3% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 67% | 25/6 |
| Hot Spot Broadband | Fixed wireless | 50% | 100/50 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 44% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Ely’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Ely.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Ely is in White Pine County School District.
B−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 Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ely is in ZIP code 89301
ZIP codes where Ely residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Ely | ZIP’s residents in Ely |
|---|---|---|---|
| 89301 | Ely, NV | 100% | 57% |
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 Ely
Who supplies Ely’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Ely Municipal Water Department (EPA ID NV0000038). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.6 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Ely?
Mt Wheeler Power (Mt Wheeler Power, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 9.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Ely?
AT&T, Ethos Broadband, Verizon, Hot Spot Broadband, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Ely?
89301. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Ely in?
White Pine County School District.
How do I register to vote in Ely?
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 White Pine 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.