Nevada Northern Railway-McGill Depot · Photo: Ian Poellet · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in McGill, NV: what to set up and who to call
McGill has no town government of its own, so White Pine County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend White Pine County School District. Mcgill Water and Sewer Dist has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 8.0 ppb, was higher than 97% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15).
I’m new in town
What to set up in McGill, 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 McGill.
Power comes from Mt Wheeler Power
Mt Wheeler Power (Mt Wheeler Power, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of McGill. Its homes paid an average of 9.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $121 a month (its average across Nevada).
Start or move service: www.mwpower.net · (775) 289-8981
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Mcgill Water and Sewer Dist
Mcgill Water and Sewer Dist supplies almost all of McGill. It draws ground water and serves 1,200 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 8.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 97% 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. NV0000163.
Which providers serve McGill
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in McGill, 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 McGill’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in McGill.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
McGill is in White Pine 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
McGill is unincorporated, so White Pine County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
McGill is in ZIP code 89318
ZIP codes where McGill residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of McGill | ZIP’s residents in McGill |
|---|---|---|---|
| 89318 | Mc Gill, NV | 100% | 98% |
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 McGill
Who supplies McGill’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Mcgill Water and Sewer Dist (EPA ID NV0000163). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 8.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in McGill?
Mt Wheeler Power (Mt Wheeler Power, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 9.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in McGill?
89318. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is McGill in?
White Pine County School District.
How do I register to vote in McGill?
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 White Pine 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.