Photo: Armona · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Avenal, CA: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2024 is still open for the City of Avenal water system. The ER is a drive from Avenal: the closest is Coalinga Regional Medical Center, 15 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Avenal, 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 Avenal.
Power comes from PG&E
PG&E (Pacific Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Avenal. 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 City of Avenal water system
The City of Avenal water system supplies Avenal: about 69% of residents live in its service area. About 31% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 13,696 people in all.
4 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×3, a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), the latest 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.
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. 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. CA1610002.
5 home internet providers serve Avenal
67% of 2,165 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable | 96% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 84% | 10/1 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 86% | 100/20 |
| unWired Broadband | Fixed wireless | 9% | 50/12 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 5% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Avenal depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Avenal, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayLook up your day on cityofavenal.gov
Accepted at the curb
- Paper Products
- Plastic Products
- Aluminum & Metal Products
- Glass Products
From cityofavenal.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated February 1, 2024. 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.
Avenal is in Reef-Sunset Unified 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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Avenal is in ZIP code 93204
ZIP codes where Avenal residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Avenal | ZIP’s residents in Avenal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 93204 | Avenal, CA | 100% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 93239.
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 Avenal
Who supplies Avenal’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Avenal water system (EPA ID CA1610002). It reported 4 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×3, a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 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 Avenal?
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 Avenal?
Spectrum, AT&T, T-Mobile, unWired Broadband, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Avenal?
93204. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Avenal in?
Reef-Sunset Unified School District.
How do I register to vote in Avenal?
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 County of Kings 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: Avenal’s own website (cityofavenal.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.