Photo: Jey0h · CC BY 3.0Living in Alhambra, CA: what to set up and who to call
Most mail in Alhambra goes to 91801 (65% of residents), one of 2 ZIP codes in town. Public schools here are run by Alhambra Unified School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Alhambra, 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 Alhambra.
Power comes from Southern California Edison
Southern California Edison (Southern California Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Alhambra. Its homes paid an average of 31.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $149 a month (its average across California, for customers on its standard service). California lets you buy power from another supplier; 30% of Southern California Edison’s home customers do, and Southern California Edison still delivers it.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Alhambra water system
The City of Alhambra water system supplies almost all of Alhambra. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Metropolitan Water Dist. of So. Cal. and Cal/Am Water Company - San Marino and San Gabriel County WD as sellers) and serves 79,776 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2025–Dec 2027, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. CA1910001.
5 home internet providers serve Alhambra
98% of 16,419 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 36% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 88% | 5,000/5,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 60% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 49% | 300/20 |
| GeoLinks | Fixed wireless | 3% | 1,000/1,000 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Alhambra
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Alhambra, from the town’s own site.
Accepted at the curb
- Glass jars and bottles
- Plastic jars and bottles
- Metal and aluminum cans
- All clean paper and cardboard
SOS Recycling Center
5540 Alhambra Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90032
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check alhambraca.gov →
From alhambraca.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated July 1, 2026, Spring 2025. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Alhambra is in Alhambra Unified School District.
A−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 Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Alhambra spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Alhambra residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Alhambra | ZIP’s residents in Alhambra |
|---|---|---|---|
| 91801 | Alhambra, CA | 65% | 100% |
| 91803 | Alhambra, CA | 35% | 99% |
91802, 91804, 91896, 91899 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs with no homes.
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 Alhambra
Who supplies Alhambra’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Alhambra water system (EPA ID CA1910001). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2025–Dec 2027), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Alhambra?
Southern California Edison (Southern California Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 31.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Alhambra?
Spectrum, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon, GeoLinks (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Alhambra?
91801 (65%), 91803 (35%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Alhambra in?
Alhambra Unified School District.
How do I register to vote in Alhambra?
In California you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before). Elections here are run by the Los Angeles Registrar-Recorder County Clerk. Check your registration at voterstatus.sos.ca.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: Alhambra’s own website (alhambraca.gov), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.