Photo: Chris English · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Panaca, NV: what to set up and who to call
Panaca has no town government of its own, so Lincoln County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Lincoln County School District. Power in Panaca comes from Lincoln County Power Dist No 1, a political subdivision utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Panaca, 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 Panaca.
Power comes from Lincoln County Power Dist No 1
Lincoln County Power Dist No 1 (Lincoln County Power Dist No 1), a political subdivision utility, serves all of Panaca.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Panaca Farmstead Association
Panaca Farmstead Association supplies Panaca: about 92% of residents live in its service area. About 8% 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 900 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 55% 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. NV0000185.
1 home internet providers serve Panaca
40% of 406 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 40% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln County Telephone System | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 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 Panaca’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Panaca.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Panaca is in Lincoln County School District.
DSchool 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
Panaca is unincorporated, so Lincoln 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.
Panaca is in ZIP code 89042
ZIP codes where Panaca residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Panaca | ZIP’s residents in Panaca |
|---|---|---|---|
| 89042 | Panaca, NV | 100% | 93% |
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 Panaca
Who supplies Panaca’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Panaca Farmstead Association (EPA ID NV0000185). 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 1.1 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Panaca?
Lincoln County Power Dist No 1 (Lincoln County Power Dist No 1), a political subdivision utility.
What internet providers serve Panaca?
Lincoln County Telephone System (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Panaca?
89042. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Panaca in?
Lincoln County School District.
How do I register to vote in Panaca?
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 Lincoln 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.