Photo: Ken Lund from Las Vegas, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Sutcliffe, NV: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2021 is still open for the Sutcliffe water system. Sutcliffe has no town government of its own, so Washoe County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Washoe County School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Sutcliffe, 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 Sutcliffe.
Power comes from NV Energy
NV Energy (Sierra Pacific Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Sutcliffe. 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 Sutcliffe water system
The Sutcliffe water system supplies Sutcliffe: about 44% of residents live in its service area. About 56% 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 250 people in all.
6 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: arsenic ×3, a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule) ×3, the latest beginning Apr 2024. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none. 2 older violations are still open, since 2021: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 81% 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. 093200362.
2 home internet providers serve Sutcliffe
99% of 99 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| DTS Fiber | Fiber | 99% | 10,000/10,000 |
| Ethos Broadband | Fixed wireless | 79% | 400/80 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Sutcliffe’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Sutcliffe.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Sutcliffe is in Washoe 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
Sutcliffe 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.
Sutcliffe spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Sutcliffe residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Sutcliffe | ZIP’s residents in Sutcliffe |
|---|---|---|---|
| 89510 | Reno, NV | 94% | 14% |
| 89424 | Nixon, NV | 6% | 3% |
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 Sutcliffe
Who supplies Sutcliffe’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Sutcliffe water system (EPA ID 093200362). It reported 6 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: arsenic ×3, a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule) ×3. 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Sutcliffe?
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 Sutcliffe?
DTS Fiber, Ethos Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Sutcliffe?
89510 (94%), 89424 (6%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Sutcliffe in?
Washoe County School District.
How do I register to vote in Sutcliffe?
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.