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The Las Vegas handbook

Living in Las Vegas, NV: what to set up and who to call

Las Vegas spans 20 ZIP codes; 89108 holds the most residents (11%). Mountainview Hospital, 1.6 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.

Who supplies the water?Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

What to set up in Las Vegas, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerNV Energyinvestor-owned utility · 13.1¢/kWhMore →WaterLas Vegas Valley Water District0 health-based violations in 5 years · EPAMore →Internet9 providers97% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Las Vegas’ trash rules yetMore →SchoolClark County School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes89108, 89129, 89131 +17Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Las Vegas.

Electricity

Power comes from NV Energy

NV Energy (Nevada Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Las Vegas. Its homes paid an average of 13.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $115 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Las Vegas Valley Water District

Las Vegas Valley Water District supplies almost all of Las Vegas. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Southern Nevada Water System as seller) and serves 1,539,277 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 82% of the 27 systems serving more than 1,000,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile2.1 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 2.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 60% 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. NV0000090.

Internet

9 home internet providers serve Las Vegas

97% of 193,179 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 39% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Cox CommunicationsCable, Fiber97%2,000/100
AT&TFixed wireless, Fiber59%5,000/5,000
CenturyLinkDSL, Fiber46%100/100
Quantum FiberFiber31%8,000/8,000
isp.netFixed wireless100%500/200
VerizonFixed wireless49%300/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Las Vegas’ trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Las Vegas.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupCheck lasvegasnevada.govOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Las Vegas or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Las Vegas kids go to
PK–571 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–817 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–1211 high schoolsDepends on your address

Las Vegas is in Clark County School District.

CSchool gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Official sitelasvegasnevada.govLas Vegas’ own websiteWikidataTown HallBudget, officials, electionsLas Vegas’ government in one page
Who runs elections hereClark County Registrar of VotersElections here are run by Clark County (county election office). P.O. Box 3910, Las Vegas, NV 89127 · (702) 455-8683 · [email protected]FVAP, Sep 2023
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placenvsos.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Las Vegas spans 20 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Las Vegas residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Las VegasZIP’s residents in Las Vegas
89108Las Vegas, NV11%95%
89129Las Vegas, NV8%92%
89131Las Vegas, NV7%90%
89101Las Vegas, NV7%99%
89110Las Vegas, NV6%55%
89117Las Vegas, NV6%67%
89128Las Vegas, NV6%100%
89107Las Vegas, NV6%100%
89149Las Vegas, NV5%81%
89130Las Vegas, NV5%96%
89106Las Vegas, NV4%100%
89102Las Vegas, NV4%75%
89166Las Vegas, NV4%99%
89145Las Vegas, NV4%100%
89134Las Vegas, NV4%100%
89138Las Vegas, NV3%100%
89144Las Vegas, NV3%100%
89104Las Vegas, NV3%45%
89143Las Vegas, NV2%98%
89146Las Vegas, NV2%54%

A few homes fall in 89030, 89109, 89135. 89105, 89111, 89112, 89114, 89116, 89125, 89126, 89127, 89132, 89133, 89136, 89137, 89140, 89150, 89151, 89152, 89153, 89154, 89155, 89157, 89159, 89160, 89162, 89164, 89165, 89170, 89173, 89177, 89180, 89185, 89193, 89195, 89199 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs with no homes.

Area code702Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

Getting around, the ER and the library

One line each; the subject pages have the rest.

Nearest emergency roomMountainview Hospital1.6 miles awayGet a library cardLas Vegas-Clark County Library DistrictNearest branch: Rainbow Library, 3150 North Buffalo Dr · (702) 507-3710

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Las Vegas

Who supplies Las Vegas’ drinking water, and has it had violations?

Las Vegas Valley Water District (EPA ID NV0000090). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 82% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.1 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Las Vegas?

NV Energy (Nevada Power Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Las Vegas?

Cox Communications, AT&T, CenturyLink, Quantum Fiber, isp.net, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Las Vegas?

89108 (11%), 89129 (8%), 89131 (7%), 89101 (7%), 89110 (6%), 89117 (6%), 89128 (6%), 89107 (6%), 89149 (5%), 89130 (5%), 89106 (4%), 89102 (4%), 89166 (4%), 89145 (4%), 89134 (4%), 89138 (3%), 89144 (3%), 89104 (3%), 89143 (2%), 89146 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Las Vegas in?

Clark County School District.

How do I register to vote in Las Vegas?

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 Clark County Registrar of Voters. 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.