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The Anderson handbook

Living in Anderson, CA: what to set up and who to call

An EPA health-based violation from 2024 is still open for the City of Anderson water system. Two school districts split the grades in Anderson: Anderson Union High School District and Cascade Union Elementary School District.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Anderson, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Anderson.

Electricity

Power comes from PG&E

PG&E (Pacific Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Anderson. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from City of Anderson water system

The City of Anderson water system supplies almost all of Anderson. It draws ground water and serves 11,147 people in all.

1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people had none. 1 older violation is still open, since 2024: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), per EPA’s records.

Lead, 90th percentile2.4 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2025–Dec 2027, was 2.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 74% 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. CA4510001.

Internet

7 home internet providers serve Anderson

100% of 3,883 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 2% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber95%1,000/35
AT&TDSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber56%25/3
DigitalPathFixed wireless90%400/20
ShastaBeamFixed wireless60%100/6
Com-Pair ServicesFixed wireless52%100/25
T-MobileFixed wireless22%100/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Anderson’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Anderson.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Anderson kids go to
K–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Anderson MiddleCascade Union Elementary School District
9–12Anderson HighAnderson Union High School District

Anderson is in two districts that split the grades: Anderson Union High School District and Cascade Union Elementary School District.

CSchool gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Anderson is in ZIP code 96007

ZIP codes where Anderson residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of AndersonZIP’s residents in Anderson
96007Anderson, CA100%47%
Area code530Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Anderson

Who supplies Anderson’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The City of Anderson water system (EPA ID CA4510001). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.4 ppb (Jan 2025–Dec 2027), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Anderson?

PG&E (Pacific Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 37.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Anderson?

Spectrum, AT&T, DigitalPath, ShastaBeam, Com-Pair Services, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Anderson?

96007. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Anderson in?

Anderson Union High School District and Cascade Union Elementary School District.

How do I register to vote in Anderson?

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 Shasta County Clerk-Elections. 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: 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.