Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Schurz, NV: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2023 is still open for the Walker River Paiute Tribe water system, which supplies Schurz. Schurz has no town government of its own, so Mineral County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Mineral County School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Schurz, 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 Schurz.
Power comes from NV Energy
NV Energy (Sierra Pacific Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Schurz. 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 Walker River Paiute Tribe water system
The Walker River Paiute Tribe water system supplies Schurz: about 51% of residents live in its service area. About 49% 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 662 people in all.
3 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: arsenic ×2, a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), the latest beginning Apr 2025. 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people had none. 1 older violation is still open, since 2023: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 51% 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. 093200360.
Which providers serve Schurz
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Schurz, 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 Schurz’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Schurz.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Schurz is in Mineral 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
Schurz is unincorporated, so Mineral 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.
Schurz is in ZIP code 89427
ZIP codes where Schurz residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Schurz | ZIP’s residents in Schurz |
|---|---|---|---|
| 89427 | Schurz, NV | 100% | 81% |
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 Schurz
Who supplies Schurz’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Walker River Paiute Tribe water system (EPA ID 093200360). It reported 3 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: arsenic ×2, a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Schurz?
NV Energy (Sierra Pacific Power Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Schurz?
89427. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Schurz in?
Mineral County School District.
How do I register to vote in Schurz?
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 Mineral 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.