Photo: formulanone · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Pahrump, NV: what to set up and who to call
Pahrump has no town government of its own, so Nye County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Nye County School District. Power in Pahrump comes from Valley Electric Assn, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Pahrump, 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 Pahrump.
Power comes from Valley Electric Assn
Valley Electric Assn (Valley Electric Assn, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Pahrump. Its homes paid an average of 15.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $173 a month (its average across Nevada).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Great Basin Water Company
Great Basin Water Company supplies Pahrump: about 39% of residents live in its service area. Pahrump Utility Company Inc serves another 17%. About 35% 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 12,255 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2026–Dec 2028, was 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 79% 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. NV0000270.
7 home internet providers serve Pahrump
99% of 19,691 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 83% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Communications Association | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 99% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Optimum | Cable | 43% | 940/35 |
| Rise Broadband | Fixed wireless | 99% | 500/100 |
| isp.net | Fixed wireless | 98% | 200/50 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 64% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 14% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Pahrump’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Pahrump.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Pahrump is in Nye County School District.
C−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
Pahrump is unincorporated, so Nye 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.
Pahrump spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Pahrump residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Pahrump | ZIP’s residents in Pahrump |
|---|---|---|---|
| 89048 | Pahrump, NV | 56% | 100% |
| 89060 | Pahrump, NV | 26% | 99% |
| 89061 | Pahrump, NV | 18% | 99% |
89041 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
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 Pahrump
Who supplies Pahrump’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Great Basin Water Company (EPA ID NV0000270). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.0 ppb (Jan 2026–Dec 2028), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Pahrump?
Valley Electric Assn (Valley Electric Assn, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 15.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Pahrump?
Valley Communications Association, Optimum, Rise Broadband, isp.net, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Pahrump?
89048 (56%), 89060 (26%), 89061 (18%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Pahrump in?
Nye County School District.
How do I register to vote in Pahrump?
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 Nye 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.