Nevada County Census Block Groups (CGBs) and Broadband Internet Service
Below is a map that shows Census Block Group 0901003 in Nevada County.
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West Central Nevada County
South of Terre Rouge Creek, west of US 371 and Nevada 287, north of US 278 to the Hempstead County line. Includes Emmet, Laneburg west of 371, Mt Moriah church, USAF MARS station, and Forest Hill.
Current Broadband Internet:
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South of Terre Rouge Creek, west of US 371 and Nevada 287, north of US 278 to the Hempstead County line. Includes Emmet, Laneburg west of 371, Mt Moriah church, USAF MARS station, and Forest Hill.
Current Broadband Internet:
- Cablelynx already serves Emmet with broadband internet. It has completed construction of projects funded by ARConnect - CARES.
- South Central Connect already serves its electrical customers with broadband internet.
- South Central Connect has RDOF funding for some of this area, some of which is not yet complete. CAFII Auction funding is complete.
- RDOF grants must be completed within six years of the award date, so that means before the end of 2028.
- Amazon Kuiper (now called Amazon LEO) is the BEAD grant selectees for 3 unserved, underserved and unfunded locations in this area, the Nevada County portion of Project Area Footprint 256. Service will be provided by low earth orbit (LEO) satellite.
- BEAD grants must be completed within four years of the award date, so that means before the end of 2030.
- President Trump's "Benefit of the Bargain" replaced the originally-planned fiber optic service for these 3 locations with low earth orbit (LEO) satellite service, which is generally regarded as having lower speed potential and carrying a much higher price for end users than that of fiber optic service.
- The Nevada County Broadband Committee feels there is already reasonable broadband available at the three
Community Anchor Institutions (CAIs), unless the 1000 upband speed is needed, in which case the lack of
funding for fiber optic service becomes a permanent impairment:
- Emmet Fire Station - Cablelynx offers up to 1000/50 service.
- Laneburg Volunteer Fire Department Station 1, South Central Connect offers up to 1000/500 service.
- Laneburg Volunteer Fire Department Station 2, South Central Connect offers up to 1000/500 service.
- No residences or businesses were identified in 2025 as needing BEAD funding.
- Brightspeed provides telephone service in parts of this area. It is likely to offer broadband internet service when it converts from copper to fiber optic lines.
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Source for the KML data that outlines this map is from Tiger at U.S. Census: https://www.census.gov/geographies/mapping-files/time-series/geo/kml-cartographic-boundary-files.html.
