Photo: Trevor Bexon · CC BY 2.0Living in Reno, NV: what to set up and who to call
Reno spans 10 ZIP codes; 89502 holds the most residents (17%). Reno has a train station, Idlewild Park Train Ride.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Reno, 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 Reno.
Power comes from NV Energy
NV Energy (Sierra Pacific Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Reno. Its homes paid an average of 13.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $91 a month (its average across Nevada).
Start or move service: nvenergy.com
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Truckee Meadows Water Authority
Truckee Meadows Water Authority supplies almost all of Reno. It draws surface water (EPA lists Sun Valley Gid as seller) and serves 442,000 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 84 systems serving 250,001–500,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. NV0000190.
8 home internet providers serve Reno
98% of 77,220 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 44% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 85% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Truckee Meadows Internet | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 5% | 1,024/1,024 |
| Hot Spot Broadband | Fixed wireless | 93% | 100/50 |
| Net NV | Fixed wireless | 88% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 60% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
WM picks up trash in Reno
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Reno, from the town’s own site and the hauler or county pages it links to.
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check reno.gov →
From reno.gov, the town’s official site; wm.com, which reno.gov links to for trash, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Reno is in Washoe County School District.
BSchool gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Reno spans 10 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Reno residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Reno | ZIP’s residents in Reno |
|---|---|---|---|
| 89502 | Reno, NV | 17% | 93% |
| 89523 | Reno, NV | 13% | 96% |
| 89506 | Reno, NV | 13% | 80% |
| 89509 | Reno, NV | 13% | 100% |
| 89521 | Reno, NV | 12% | 82% |
| 89512 | Reno, NV | 11% | 100% |
| 89503 | Reno, NV | 11% | 100% |
| 89511 | Reno, NV | 4% | 39% |
| 89519 | Reno, NV | 3% | 81% |
| 89501 | Reno, NV | 1% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 89557, 89439, 89508. 89504, 89505, 89507, 89513, 89515, 89520, 89533, 89555, 89570, 89595, 89599 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs 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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Reno
Who supplies Reno’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Truckee Meadows Water Authority (EPA ID NV0000190). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Reno?
NV Energy (Sierra Pacific Power Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Reno?
Spectrum, AT&T, Truckee Meadows Internet, Hot Spot Broadband, Net NV, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Reno?
89502 (17%), 89523 (13%), 89506 (13%), 89509 (13%), 89521 (12%), 89512 (11%), 89503 (11%), 89511 (4%), 89519 (3%), 89501 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Reno in?
Washoe County School District.
How do I register to vote in Reno?
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 Washoe County Registrar of Voters. 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: Reno’s own website (reno.gov) and the hauler or county pages it links to (wm.com), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.