Photo: Bobak Ha'Eri · CC BY 3.0Living in Auburn, CA: what to set up and who to call
Two school districts split the grades in Auburn: Placer Union High School District and Auburn Union Elementary School District. Auburn has a train station, Auburn-Conheim.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Auburn, 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 Auburn.
Power comes from PG&E
PG&E (Pacific Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Auburn. 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 Placer Cwa - Auburn/Bowman water system
The Placer Cwa - Auburn/Bowman water system supplies almost all of Auburn. It draws surface water and serves 27,294 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 0.8 ppb. 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. CA3110005.
8 home internet providers serve Auburn
100% of 4,970 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 40% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astound Broadband | Cable, DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 99% | 1,500/50 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 57% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Cal.net | Fixed wireless | 94% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 51% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 49% | 100/20 |
| Zeta Broadband | Fixed wireless | 18% | 400/50 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Auburn
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Auburn, from the town’s own site.
Auburn Transfer Station
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
From auburn.ca.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. 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.
Auburn is in two districts that split the grades: Placer Union High School District and Auburn Union Elementary School District.
B+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 Aug 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Auburn is in ZIP code 95603
ZIP codes where Auburn residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Auburn | ZIP’s residents in Auburn |
|---|---|---|---|
| 95603 | Auburn, CA | 100% | 49% |
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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Auburn
Who supplies Auburn’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Placer Cwa - Auburn/Bowman water system (EPA ID CA3110005). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Auburn?
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 Auburn?
Astound Broadband, AT&T, Cal.net, Verizon, T-Mobile, Zeta Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Auburn?
95603. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Auburn in?
Placer Union High School District and Auburn Union Elementary School District.
How do I register to vote in Auburn?
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.
- 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: Auburn’s own website (auburn.ca.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.