Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Jarbidge, NV: what to set up and who to call
Power in Jarbidge comes from Raft Rural Elec Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. The nearest emergency room is St. Lukes Magic Valley Medical Center, 70 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Jarbidge, 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 Jarbidge.
Power comes from Raft Rural Elec Coop
Raft Rural Elec Coop (Raft Rural Elec Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Jarbidge. Its homes paid an average of 11.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $96 a month (its average across Nevada).
Start or move service: rrelectric.com · (208) 645-2211
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Jarbidge Water System
Jarbidge Water System supplies Jarbidge: about 62% of residents live in its service area. About 38% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 200 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 2022–Dec 2024, was 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 4.0 ppb. 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. NV0002070.
1 home internet providers serve Jarbidge
76% of 48 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rural Telephone Company | DSL | 94% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Jarbidge’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Jarbidge.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Jarbidge is in Elko 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Jarbidge is unincorporated, so the county is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Jarbidge is in ZIP code 89826
ZIP codes where Jarbidge residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Jarbidge | ZIP’s residents in Jarbidge |
|---|---|---|---|
| 89826 | Jarbidge, NV | 100% | 48% |
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 Jarbidge
Who supplies Jarbidge’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Jarbidge Water System (EPA ID NV0002070). 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 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Jarbidge?
Raft Rural Elec Coop (Raft Rural Elec Coop Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 11.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Jarbidge?
Rural Telephone Company (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Jarbidge?
89826. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Jarbidge in?
Elko County School District.
How do I register to vote in Jarbidge?
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.
- 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.