Living in Grass Valley, NV: what to set up and who to call
Grass Valley has no town government of its own, so Pershing County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Pershing County School District. Humboldt County Library, 12.2 miles away, is the closest library to Grass Valley.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Grass Valley, 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 Grass Valley.
Power comes from NV Energy
NV Energy (Sierra Pacific Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Grass Valley. Its homes paid an average of 13.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $91 a month (its average across Nevada).
Start or move service: nvenergy.com
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Dutchman Acres water system
The Dutchman Acres water system supplies Grass Valley: about 15% of residents live in its service area. About 85% 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 260 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.0 ppb. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. NV0000809.
Which providers serve Grass Valley
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Grass Valley, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
We don’t have Grass Valley’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Grass Valley.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Grass Valley is in Pershing 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Grass Valley is unincorporated, so Pershing 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.
Grass Valley is in ZIP code 89445
ZIP codes where Grass Valley residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Grass Valley | ZIP’s residents in Grass Valley |
|---|---|---|---|
| 89445 | Winnemucca, NV | 100% | 6% |
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 Grass Valley
Who supplies Grass Valley’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Dutchman Acres water system (EPA ID NV0000809). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Grass Valley?
NV Energy (Sierra Pacific Power Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Grass Valley?
89445. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Grass Valley in?
Pershing County School District.
How do I register to vote in Grass Valley?
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 Pershing 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): pending.