Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Orovada, NV: what to set up and who to call
Orovada has no town government of its own, so Humboldt County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Humboldt County School District. Power in Orovada comes from Harney Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Orovada, 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 Orovada.
Power comes from Harney Electric Coop
Harney Electric Coop (Harney Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Orovada.
Start or move service: harneyelectric.org · (541) 573-2061
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Orovada Water District
Orovada Water District supplies Orovada: about 0% of residents live in its service area. About 100% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground 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 2010–Dec 2018, was 4.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2018: EPA has no newer result for this system.
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. NV0003032.
1 home internet providers serve Orovada
70% of 89 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 70% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon-Idaho Utilities | Fiber, DSL | 99% | 1,000/1,000 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Orovada’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Orovada.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Orovada is in Humboldt 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
Orovada is unincorporated, so Humboldt County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Nov 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Orovada is in ZIP code 89425
ZIP codes where Orovada residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Orovada | ZIP’s residents in Orovada |
|---|---|---|---|
| 89425 | Orovada, NV | 100% | 32% |
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 Orovada
Who supplies Orovada’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Orovada Water District (EPA ID NV0003032). 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 4.0 ppb (Jan 2010–Dec 2018), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Orovada?
Harney Electric Coop (Harney Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Orovada?
Oregon-Idaho Utilities (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Orovada?
89425. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Orovada in?
Humboldt County School District.
How do I register to vote in Orovada?
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 Humboldt 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.