Living in Owyhee, NV: what to set up and who to call
Owyhee has no town government of its own, so Elko County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Elko County School District. The Duck Valley Newtown water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 13.5 ppb, was higher than 98% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Owyhee, 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 Owyhee.
Power comes from Raft Rural Elec Coop
Raft Rural Elec Coop (Raft Rural Elec Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Owyhee. 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 Duck Valley Newtown water system
The Duck Valley Newtown water system supplies Owyhee: about 29% of residents live in its service area. Duck Valley Owyhee serves another 7%. About 64% 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 Duck Valley Owyhee as seller) and serves 450 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 2023–Dec 2025, was 13.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 98% 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. 093200372.
Which providers serve Owyhee
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Owyhee, 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 Owyhee’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Owyhee.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Owyhee 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
Owyhee is unincorporated, so Elko 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.
Owyhee is in ZIP code 89832
ZIP codes where Owyhee residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Owyhee | ZIP’s residents in Owyhee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 89832 | Owyhee, NV | 100% | 77% |
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.
Questions about living in Owyhee
Who supplies Owyhee’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Duck Valley Newtown water system (EPA ID 093200372). 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 13.5 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Owyhee?
Raft Rural Elec Coop (Raft Rural Elec Coop Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 11.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Owyhee?
89832. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Owyhee in?
Elko County School District.
How do I register to vote in Owyhee?
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): pending.