Photo: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Smith Valley, NV: what to set up and who to call
Smith Valley has no town government of its own, so Lyon County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Lyon County School District. For an emergency, South Lyon Medical Center is the closest ER, 17.4 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Smith Valley, 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 Smith Valley.
Power comes from NV Energy
NV Energy (Sierra Pacific Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Smith Valley. 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.
Which providers serve Smith Valley
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Smith Valley, 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 Smith Valley’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Smith Valley.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Smith Valley is in Lyon 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
Smith Valley is unincorporated, so Lyon County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Smith Valley spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Smith Valley residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Smith Valley | ZIP’s residents in Smith Valley |
|---|---|---|---|
| 89444 | Wellington, NV | 73% | 42% |
| 89430 | Smith, NV | 27% | 100% |
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 Smith Valley
Who provides electricity in Smith Valley?
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 Smith Valley?
89444 (73%), 89430 (27%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Smith Valley in?
Lyon County School District.
How do I register to vote in Smith Valley?
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 Lyon County Clerk. Check your registration at nvsos.gov.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- 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.