Living in Johnson Lane, NV: what to set up and who to call
Johnson Lane has no town government of its own, so Douglas County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Douglas County School District. For emergencies, Johnson Lane is closest to Carson Valley Health, 10.1 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Johnson Lane, 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 Johnson Lane.
Power comes from NV Energy
NV Energy (Sierra Pacific Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Johnson Lane. 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 Douglas County Carson Valley System
Douglas County Carson Valley System supplies Johnson Lane: about 71% of residents live in its service area. About 29% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water (EPA lists Carson City Public Works and Town of Minden as sellers) and serves 6,488 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–Dec 2025, was 1.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.0 ppb. That’s higher than 66% 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. NV0002216.
8 home internet providers serve Johnson Lane
99% of 2,758 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 17% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable | 97% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Frontier | DSL | 67% | 45/3 |
| DTS Fiber | Fiber | 17% | 10,000/10,000 |
| Hot Spot Broadband | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/50 |
| Preferred Networks | Fixed wireless | 99% | 499/285 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 88% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Johnson Lane’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Johnson Lane.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Johnson Lane is in Douglas 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Johnson Lane is unincorporated, so Douglas 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.
Johnson Lane is in ZIP code 89423
ZIP codes where Johnson Lane residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Johnson Lane | ZIP’s residents in Johnson Lane |
|---|---|---|---|
| 89423 | Minden, NV | 100% | 58% |
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 Johnson Lane
Who supplies Johnson Lane’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Douglas County Carson Valley System (EPA ID NV0002216). 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 1.9 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Johnson Lane?
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 Johnson Lane?
Spectrum, Frontier, DTS Fiber, Hot Spot Broadband, Preferred Networks, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Johnson Lane?
89423. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Johnson Lane in?
Douglas County School District.
How do I register to vote in Johnson Lane?
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 Douglas 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.