Photo: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Sun Valley, NV: what to set up and who to call
Sun Valley has no town government of its own, so Washoe County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Washoe County School District. Spectrum and AT&T both wire most of Sun Valley; 33% of addresses can get fiber.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Sun 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 Sun Valley.
Power comes from NV Energy
NV Energy (Sierra Pacific Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Sun 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.
Water comes from Sun Valley Gid water system
The Sun Valley Gid water system supplies almost all of Sun Valley. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Truckee Meadows Water Authority as seller) and serves 17,000 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 65% 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. NV0000211.
6 home internet providers serve Sun Valley
99% of 6,776 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 33% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 59% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Net NV | Fixed wireless | 96% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Hot Spot Broadband | Fixed wireless | 92% | 100/50 |
| Preferred Networks | Fixed wireless | 40% | 10/1 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 18% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Sun Valley’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Sun Valley.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Sun Valley 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Sun Valley is unincorporated, so Washoe 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.
Sun Valley is in ZIP code 89433
ZIP codes where Sun Valley residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Sun Valley | ZIP’s residents in Sun Valley |
|---|---|---|---|
| 89433 | Sun Valley, NV | 100% | 96% |
A few homes fall in 89436.
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 Sun Valley
Who supplies Sun Valley’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Sun Valley Gid water system (EPA ID NV0000211). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Sun Valley?
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 Sun Valley?
Spectrum, AT&T, Net NV, Hot Spot Broadband, Preferred Networks, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Sun Valley?
89433. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Sun Valley in?
Washoe County School District.
How do I register to vote in Sun 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 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: 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.