Walking Box Ranch · Photo: Mindrangerdon · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Searchlight, NV: what to set up and who to call
Searchlight has no town government of its own, so Clark County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Clark County School District. Tap water in most of Searchlight comes from Searchlight Water Company, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 0.8 ppb.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Searchlight, 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 Searchlight.
Power comes from NV Energy
NV Energy (Nevada Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Searchlight. Its homes paid an average of 13.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $115 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 Searchlight Water Company
Searchlight Water Company supplies Searchlight: about 88% of residents live in its service area. About 12% 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 760 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 2021–Dec 2023, was 0.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 54% 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. NV0000219.
5 home internet providers serve Searchlight
80% of 309 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 48% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quantum Fiber | Fiber | 62% | 2,000/1,000 |
| CenturyLink | DSL, Fiber | 48% | 1,000/1,000 |
| isp.net | Fixed wireless | 100% | 200/50 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 60% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 57% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Searchlight’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Searchlight.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Searchlight is in Clark 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
Searchlight is unincorporated, so Clark 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.
Searchlight is in ZIP code 89046
ZIP codes where Searchlight residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Searchlight | ZIP’s residents in Searchlight |
|---|---|---|---|
| 89046 | Searchlight, NV | 100% | 79% |
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 Searchlight
Who supplies Searchlight’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Searchlight Water Company (EPA ID NV0000219). 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 0.8 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Searchlight?
NV Energy (Nevada Power Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Searchlight?
Quantum Fiber, CenturyLink, isp.net, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Searchlight?
89046. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Searchlight in?
Clark County School District.
How do I register to vote in Searchlight?
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 Clark 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: 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.