Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Hawthorne, NV: what to set up and who to call
Hawthorne has no town government of its own, so Mineral County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Mineral County School District. Spectrum and AT&T both wire most of Hawthorne; 1% of addresses can get fiber.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Hawthorne, 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 Hawthorne.
Power comes from NV Energy
NV Energy (Sierra Pacific Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Hawthorne. 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 Hawthorne Army Depot water system
The Hawthorne Army Depot water system supplies Hawthorne: about 82% of residents live in its service area. Hawthorne Utilities serves another 18%. It draws ground water (EPA lists Hawthorne Utilities as seller) and serves 300 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 2023–Dec 2025, was 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 81% 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. NV0000357.
5 home internet providers serve Hawthorne
98% of 1,630 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 1% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | DSL | 91% | 10/1 |
| Hot Spot Broadband | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/50 |
| Ethos Broadband | Fixed wireless | 94% | 400/80 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 90% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Hawthorne’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Hawthorne.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Hawthorne is in Mineral County School District.
DSchool 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
Hawthorne is unincorporated, so Mineral 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.
Hawthorne is in ZIP code 89415
ZIP codes where Hawthorne residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Hawthorne | ZIP’s residents in Hawthorne |
|---|---|---|---|
| 89415 | Hawthorne, NV | 100% | 88% |
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 Hawthorne
Who supplies Hawthorne’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Hawthorne Army Depot water system (EPA ID NV0000357). 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 3.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Hawthorne?
NV Energy (Sierra Pacific Power Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Hawthorne?
Spectrum, AT&T, Hot Spot Broadband, Ethos Broadband, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Hawthorne?
89415. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Hawthorne in?
Mineral County School District.
How do I register to vote in Hawthorne?
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 Mineral 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.