Living in Alta, CA: what to set up and who to call
Alta has no town government of its own, so Placer County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Alta-Dutch Flat Union Elementary School District. The nearest library is Nevada County Law Library, 12.2 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Alta, 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 Alta.
Power comes from PG&E
PG&E (Pacific Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Alta. Its homes paid an average of 37.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $174 a month (its average across California, for customers on its standard service). California lets you buy power from another supplier; 66% of PG&E’s home customers do, and PG&E still delivers it.
Start or move service: pgecorp.com
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Which providers serve Alta
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Alta, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
We don’t have Alta’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Alta.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Alta is in two districts that split the grades: Alta-Dutch Flat Union Elementary School District and Placer Union High 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
Alta is unincorporated, so Placer County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Alta spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Alta residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Alta | ZIP’s residents in Alta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 95701 | Alta, CA | 97% | 60% |
| 95714 | Dutch Flat, CA | 3% | 6% |
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 Alta
Who provides electricity in Alta?
PG&E (Pacific Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 37.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Alta?
95701 (97%), 95714 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Alta in?
Alta-Dutch Flat Union Elementary School District and Placer Union High School District.
How do I register to vote in Alta?
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 Placer County Registrar of Voters. Check your registration at voterstatus.sos.ca.gov.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- 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): pending.