Living in Auberry, CA: what to set up and who to call
Auberry has no town government of its own, so Fresno County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Sierra Unified School District. For an emergency, Clovis Community Medical Center is the closest ER, 22.2 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Auberry, 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 Auberry.
Power comes from PG&E
PG&E (Pacific Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Auberry. 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.
Water comes from Sandy Creek Village MHP
Sandy Creek Village MHP supplies Auberry: about 14% of residents live in its service area. Mary Lou Mobile Home Park serves another 10%. Fcwwd 40 - Shaver Springs serves another 8%. New Auberry Water Association serves another 7%. Meadow Lakes Club serves another 7%. Big Sandy Rancheria serves another 5%. About 46% 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 89 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, 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. CA1000260.
3 home internet providers serve Auberry
47% of 1,651 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 2% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Ponderosa Internet | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 98% | 100/20 |
| unWired Broadband | Fixed wireless | 64% | 400/50 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 41% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Auberry’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Auberry.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Auberry (76%) is in Sierra Unified School District; parts are in Pine Ridge Elementary School District (12%) and Sierra Unified School District (9-12) (12%).
BSchool gradeSee 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
Auberry is unincorporated, so Fresno County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Auberry spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Auberry residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Auberry | ZIP’s residents in Auberry |
|---|---|---|---|
| 93602 | Auberry, CA | 99% | 94% |
| 93651 | Prather, CA | 1% | 3% |
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 Auberry
Who supplies Auberry’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Sandy Creek Village MHP (EPA ID CA1000260). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Auberry?
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 Auberry?
The Ponderosa Internet, unWired Broadband, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Auberry?
93602 (99%), 93651 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Auberry in?
Sierra Unified School District. Parts of the city are in Pine Ridge Elementary School District and Sierra Unified School District (9-12).
How do I register to vote in Auberry?
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 Fresno County Clerk, 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.
- 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.