Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Yerington, NV: what to set up and who to call
The City of Yerington water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: uranium, beginning Jul 2023. Yerington Library, at 20 Nevin Way, is the library in town.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Yerington, 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 Yerington.
Power comes from NV Energy
NV Energy (Sierra Pacific Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Yerington. 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 City of Yerington water system
The City of Yerington water system supplies Yerington: about 91% of residents live in its service area. About 9% 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 5,050 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: uranium, beginning Jul 2023. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2026–Dec 2028, was 2.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 78% 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. NV0000255.
5 home internet providers serve Yerington
93% of 1,406 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 89% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Frontier | DSL | 64% | 45/3 |
| Hot Spot Broadband | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/50 |
| Preferred Networks | Fixed wireless | 100% | 500/500 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 78% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Yerington’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Yerington.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Yerington 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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Yerington is in ZIP code 89447
ZIP codes where Yerington residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Yerington | ZIP’s residents in Yerington |
|---|---|---|---|
| 89447 | Yerington, NV | 100% | 38% |
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 Yerington
Who supplies Yerington’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Yerington water system (EPA ID NV0000255). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: uranium. 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.7 ppb (Jan 2026–Dec 2028), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Yerington?
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 Yerington?
Spectrum, Frontier, Hot Spot Broadband, Preferred Networks, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Yerington?
89447. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Yerington in?
Lyon County School District.
How do I register to vote in Yerington?
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.
- 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.