Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Scooterboss assumed (based on copyright claims). · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Avila Beach, CA: what to set up and who to call
Avila Beach has no town government of its own, so San Luis Obispo County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend San Luis Coastal Unified School District. The San Miguelito Mwc water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (TTHM), beginning Oct 2023.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Avila Beach, 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 Avila Beach.
Power comes from PG&E
PG&E (Pacific Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Avila Beach. 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 San Miguelito Mwc water system
The San Miguelito Mwc water system supplies Avila Beach: about 51% of residents live in its service area. Avila Beach Community Services District serves another 19%. Avila Valley Mutual Water Co serves another 7%. About 23% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Central Coast Water Authority as seller) and serves 1,600 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM), beginning Oct 2023. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, 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. CA4010003.
6 home internet providers serve Avila Beach
93% of 878 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 9% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 93% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 40% | 25/3 |
| Astound Broadband | Fiber | 6% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 20% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 8% | 100/20 |
| Surfnet Communications | Fixed wireless | 3% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Avila Beach’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Avila Beach.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Avila Beach is in San Luis Coastal Unified School District.
ASchool 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
Avila Beach is unincorporated, so San Luis Obispo County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2020; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Avila Beach spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Avila Beach residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Avila Beach | ZIP’s residents in Avila Beach |
|---|---|---|---|
| 93424 | Avila Beach, CA | 77% | 97% |
| 93405 | San Luis Obispo, CA | 23% | 2% |
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 Avila Beach
Who supplies Avila Beach’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The San Miguelito Mwc water system (EPA ID CA4010003). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Avila Beach?
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 Avila Beach?
Spectrum, AT&T, Astound Broadband, Verizon, T-Mobile, Surfnet Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Avila Beach?
93424 (77%), 93405 (23%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Avila Beach in?
San Luis Coastal Unified School District.
How do I register to vote in Avila Beach?
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 San Luis Obispo 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.